This statistic illustrates how often adults use cash to pay for items in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2016. It can be seen that ten percent of respondents stated that they used cash twice a day at that time.
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Opinium. (February 26, 2016). How often do you use cash to pay for items? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/596382/cash-payments-usage-frequency-united-kingdom-uk/
Opinium. "How often do you use cash to pay for items?." Chart. February 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/596382/cash-payments-usage-frequency-united-kingdom-uk/
Opinium. (2016). How often do you use cash to pay for items?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/596382/cash-payments-usage-frequency-united-kingdom-uk/
Opinium. "How Often Do You Use Cash to Pay for Items?." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/596382/cash-payments-usage-frequency-united-kingdom-uk/
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How often do you use cash to pay for items? [Graph], Opinium, February 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/596382/cash-payments-usage-frequency-united-kingdom-uk/