Generally speaking, how often, if at all, have you struggled to afford the following in the past three months? Energy bills e.g: home heating, electricity, etc
Characteristic
Always
Most of the time
Occasionally
Never
Denmark
7%
11%
23%
55%
France
10%
20%
27%
39%
Germany
9%
14%
23%
43%
Great Britain
7%
13%
23%
47%
Italy
17%
24%
29%
23%
Spain
5%
12%
31%
48%
Sweden
7%
8%
19%
60%
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* Sample size varied across countries as follows: 1,035 for Denmark; 1,001 for France; 2,002 for Germany; 1,704 in Great Britain; 1,013 for Italy; 1,008 for Spain; 1,008 for Sweden.
Figures do not sum to 100 as answers for "don't know" and "not affected" were excluded.
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Frequency of struggling to pay energy bills in Europe 2022, by country
Italians were among the most affected by the cost of living crisis in Europe in 2022. According to a September survey, 41 percent of Italians reported having struggled to pay their energy bills within the past three months. Natural gas is among the most impacted commodities by the Russia-Ukraine war, with European wholesale prices having skyrocketed throughout the year. In countries such as Italy and the United Kingdom where natural gas is the most consumed energy source, households were particularly affected by rising energy costs.
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