Individuals who carefully plan their purchases 2017

This statistic displays the share of generational groups who carefully plan their purchases in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. When asked if they carefully plan their purchases, the generational group who agreed with this the most was the Boomers group with 55 percent stating that they do so. The groups who agreed with this the least were the Gen Z and Gen X groups, with 43 percent claiming that they plan their purchases carefully.

Share of generational groups who carefully plan their purchases in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Gen Z	43%
Millennials	44%
Gen X	43%
Boomers	55%

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Release date

November 2017

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

2,500 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

Generations defined as:
Gen Z: 16-21 years Millennials: 22-35 years Gen X: 36-55 years Boomers: 56+ years
These age bands have been weighted to represent the UK population, as has gender (49% male, 51% female)

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