The graph shows the results of a survey designed to determine consumers' preferences regarding time and money in selected countries worldwide in 2017. In China, up to 41 percent of respondents stated that they preferred to have more time over more money.
Would you prefer to have more time or more money?
Characteristic
Share of respondents who would prefer time
China
41%
Argentina
32%
Brazil
31%
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Data provided by GfK Brazil. The source does not provide an exact date of survey or information on the exact wording of the survey question. The wording of the question chosen for this statistic may therefore differ slightly from the original. The source does not provide information about the respondents' age.
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GfK. (May 24, 2017). Would you prefer to have more time or more money? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/714629/consumer-preference-time-money/
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