adults; all household decision makers and undertaking DIY in their household
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* France (n=2,277), United Kingdom (n=2,241), Ireland (n=1,129), Poland (n=2,280), Spain (n=2,230), Russia (n=2,300), Romania (n=1,116), Germany (n=2,266), Turkey (n=1,211).
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DIY survey: reasons for hiring tradesmen for DIY work in Europe 2014
This statistic shows the results of a European survey, asking respondents why they prefer to hire a tradesman to do DIY and home improvement work over doing the job themselves. At the time, 60 percent said they hire tradesmen because the job is too difficult and over half said it is because they seek a professional finish.
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