This statistic presents the three main reasons for lending money in small amounts to others (IOUs or "I owe you"s) in the United Kingdom in 2014, listed by different age and gender cohorts. Women aged 18 to 24 and ** to ** were most likely to lend because "it made them feel like they helped people" - ** percent of the younger group and ** percent of the older group.
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Payments Council. (April 1, 2014). Reasons for willingness to lend small amounts (IOUs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2014, by age and gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/329020/uk-ious-willingness-reasons-lend-age-gender/
Payments Council. "Reasons for willingness to lend small amounts (IOUs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2014, by age and gender." Chart. April 1, 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/329020/uk-ious-willingness-reasons-lend-age-gender/
Payments Council. (2014). Reasons for willingness to lend small amounts (IOUs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2014, by age and gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/329020/uk-ious-willingness-reasons-lend-age-gender/
Payments Council. "Reasons for Willingness to Lend Small Amounts (Ious) in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of April 2014, by Age and Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Apr 2014, /statistics/329020/uk-ious-willingness-reasons-lend-age-gender/
Payments Council, Reasons for willingness to lend small amounts (IOUs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2014, by age and gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/329020/uk-ious-willingness-reasons-lend-age-gender/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Reasons for willingness to lend small amounts (IOUs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2014, by age and gender [Graph], Payments Council, April 1, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/329020/uk-ious-willingness-reasons-lend-age-gender/
