Small businesses' knowledge of energy contract ending in the United Kingdom(UK) 2014
Share of small businesses' knowledge about their energy contracts end date in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014
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Mar 24, 2015
This statistic shows the share of small businesses' awareness of their energy supply contract end dates in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by recent shopping around or switching. It shows that businesses who switched their energy supplier in the last year are far more likely to know the end date of their contract than the average, with 71 percent saying they know the exact month, compared to the 59 percent average.
Share of small businesses' knowledge about their energy contracts end date in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014
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| Know exactly (i.e. know month) | Know approximately | Don't know when it ends | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses (1398) | 59% | 25% | 16% |
| Have shopped around in the last 12 months (699) | 71% | 20% | 9% |
| Have not shopped around (699) | 48% | 29% | 23% |
| Switched in last 5 years (890) | 65% | 22% | 13% |
| Switched in last year (364) | 71% | 18% | 11% |
| Not switched in last 5 years (450) | 49% | 29% | 21% |
| Know exactly (i.e. know month) | Know approximately | Don't know when it ends | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses (1398) | 59% | 25% | 16% |
| Have shopped around in the last 12 months (699) | 71% | 20% | 9% |
| Have not shopped around (699) | 48% | 29% | 23% |
| Switched in last 5 years (890) | 65% | 22% | 13% |
| Switched in last year (364) | 71% | 18% | 11% |
| Not switched in last 5 years (450) | 49% | 29% | 21% |
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Mar 24, 2015
This statistic shows the share of small businesses' awareness of their energy supply contract end dates in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by recent shopping around or switching. It shows that businesses who switched their energy supplier in the last year are far more likely to know the end date of their contract than the average, with 71 percent saying they know the exact month, compared to the 59 percent average.
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2014
- Number of respondents
- 1,398 respondents
- Method of interview
- Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
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Originally asked as: "Do you know when your gas/electricity contract ends?"
Base consists of businesses with a fixed term contract.
Numbers in brackets are the base.
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- Release date
- March 2015
More information
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2014
- Number of respondents
- 1,398 respondents
- Method of interview
- Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
- Supplementary notes
-
Originally asked as: "Do you know when your gas/electricity contract ends?"
Base consists of businesses with a fixed term contract.
Numbers in brackets are the base.
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