This statistic provides the results of a survey, asking British adults which DIY tasks they have attempted in the last twelve months as of April 2014. The most common tasks carried out were changing a lightbulb (80 percent) and hanging pictures (56 percent). Tiling a room was the least common activity attempted by adults in their home, with only 6 percent of respondents having tried in the last 12 months.
Which of the following DIY tasks have you attempted in the last twelve months?
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YouGov. (April 30, 2015). Which of the following DIY tasks have you attempted in the last twelve months? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/428246/diy-tasks-great-britain-uk/
YouGov. "Which of the following DIY tasks have you attempted in the last twelve months? ." Chart. April 30, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/428246/diy-tasks-great-britain-uk/
YouGov. (2015). Which of the following DIY tasks have you attempted in the last twelve months? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/428246/diy-tasks-great-britain-uk/
YouGov. "Which of The following Diy Tasks Have You Attempted in The Last Twelve Months? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/428246/diy-tasks-great-britain-uk/
YouGov, Which of the following DIY tasks have you attempted in the last twelve months? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/428246/diy-tasks-great-britain-uk/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Which of the following DIY tasks have you attempted in the last twelve months? [Graph], YouGov, April 30, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/428246/diy-tasks-great-britain-uk/