This statistic shows the results of a survey with respondents who shared the opinion that cash will no longer be in use within the next 20 years, according to the survey conducted in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2016, listed by age groups. Approximately 42 percent of people aged 18 to 35, and nearly 60 percent of those aged over 55, believed that cash would become obsolete.
Expectations of cash becoming obsolete in the future according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2016, by age
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Nesta. (April 26, 2016). Expectations of cash becoming obsolete in the future according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2016, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/597820/future-of-cash-no-longer-used-united-kingdom-uk/
Nesta. "Expectations of cash becoming obsolete in the future according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2016, by age." Chart. April 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/597820/future-of-cash-no-longer-used-united-kingdom-uk/
Nesta. (2016). Expectations of cash becoming obsolete in the future according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2016, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/597820/future-of-cash-no-longer-used-united-kingdom-uk/
Nesta. "Expectations of Cash Becoming Obsolete in The Future According to Adults in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of April 2016, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/597820/future-of-cash-no-longer-used-united-kingdom-uk/
Nesta, Expectations of cash becoming obsolete in the future according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2016, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/597820/future-of-cash-no-longer-used-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 07, 2025)
Expectations of cash becoming obsolete in the future according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2016, by age [Graph], Nesta, April 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/597820/future-of-cash-no-longer-used-united-kingdom-uk/
