The source adds further comments: "Quotas were set to ensure an even minimum sample of 500 parents of children aged between 5-9, 10-14 and 15-18. Data were weighted by age, gender and region to be representative by all parents in Great Britain."
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Age of starting to ask about pocket money in Great Britain 2016, by child's gender
This statistic presents the child's age at which it first started to ask for pocket money in Great Britain as of January 2016, depending on child's gender. Boys and girls had a similar pattern. Around 20 percent each asked at the age of 5 to 7 or at the age of 8 to 10. Around 40 percent never asked for pocket money.
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Experian. (February 11, 2016). Age of first pocket money requests of boys and girls in Great Britain as of January 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/513929/age-asking-pocket-money-by-childs-gender-great-britain/
Experian. "Age of first pocket money requests of boys and girls in Great Britain as of January 2016." Chart. February 11, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/513929/age-asking-pocket-money-by-childs-gender-great-britain/
Experian. (2016). Age of first pocket money requests of boys and girls in Great Britain as of January 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/513929/age-asking-pocket-money-by-childs-gender-great-britain/
Experian. "Age of First Pocket Money Requests of Boys and Girls in Great Britain as of January 2016." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 11 Feb 2016, /statistics/513929/age-asking-pocket-money-by-childs-gender-great-britain/
Experian, Age of first pocket money requests of boys and girls in Great Britain as of January 2016 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/513929/age-asking-pocket-money-by-childs-gender-great-britain/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Age of first pocket money requests of boys and girls in Great Britain as of January 2016 [Graph], Experian, February 11, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/513929/age-asking-pocket-money-by-childs-gender-great-britain/
