This statistic reveals whether adults feel the need to save or invest compared to buying insurance in Great Britain in 2014. One fourth of respondents agreed with the statement that they would rather buy insurance to protect themselves from financial risks than save. Further 40 percent disagreed.
Do you agree with the statement: I buy insurance to protect myself from financial risks like redundancy, fire or flood, rather than saving?
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Social Market Foundation. (October 31, 2014). Do you agree with the statement: I buy insurance to protect myself from financial risks like redundancy, fire or flood, rather than saving? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/479157/views-on-insurance-compared-to-savings-and-funds-great-britain/
Social Market Foundation. "Do you agree with the statement: I buy insurance to protect myself from financial risks like redundancy, fire or flood, rather than saving?." Chart. October 31, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/479157/views-on-insurance-compared-to-savings-and-funds-great-britain/
Social Market Foundation. (2014). Do you agree with the statement: I buy insurance to protect myself from financial risks like redundancy, fire or flood, rather than saving?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/479157/views-on-insurance-compared-to-savings-and-funds-great-britain/
Social Market Foundation. "Do You Agree with The Statement: I Buy Insurance to Protect Myself from Financial Risks like Redundancy, Fire or Flood, Rather than Saving?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/479157/views-on-insurance-compared-to-savings-and-funds-great-britain/
Social Market Foundation, Do you agree with the statement: I buy insurance to protect myself from financial risks like redundancy, fire or flood, rather than saving? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/479157/views-on-insurance-compared-to-savings-and-funds-great-britain/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Do you agree with the statement: I buy insurance to protect myself from financial risks like redundancy, fire or flood, rather than saving? [Graph], Social Market Foundation, October 31, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/479157/views-on-insurance-compared-to-savings-and-funds-great-britain/