| Characteristic | 18 to 21 | 22 to 29 | 30 to 39 | 40 to 49 | 50 to 59 | Over 60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.3% | 0.9% | 3.9% | 9.1% | 12.5% | 12.6% |
| 2024 | -0.5% | 1.3% | 4.4% | 9.1% | 12.1% | 13.5% |
| 2023 | -0.2% | 3% | 4.7% | 10.3% | 11.2% | 14.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | 2% | 2.3% | 10% | 10.8% | 13.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 11.7% | 12.1% | 12% |
| 2020 | -1.7% | 0.6% | 1% | 10.7% | 11.8% | 12.1% |
| 2019 | 1% | 2% | 1.8% | 11.4% | 16.4% | 15.7% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 12.8% | 15.6% | 15.6% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 13.7% | 16.2% | 12.9% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 13.4% | 16.5% | 13.8% |
| 2015 | 4% | -0.8% | 0.6% | 12.4% | 17.4% | 13.3% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -0.8% | -0.2% | 13.7% | 18% | 14% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -0.7% | 1% | 15.7% | 17.4% | 12% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -3% | 0.7% | 15.4% | 18.3% | 9.5% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -2.4% | 2.5% | 16.9% | 17.4% | 11.1% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -1.8% | 2.7% | 16.1% | 16.8% | 9.1% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | 0.5% | 6.1% | 18.3% | 17.2% | 9% |
| 2008 | 3% | 0% | 6.7% | 19.5% | 17.9% | 9.9% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | 0.2% | 6.3% | 19.1% | 17.6% | 8% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | 0.3% | 7.1% | 18.7% | 16.6% | 7.9% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -0.5% | 8.3% | 19.9% | 16.6% | 7.5% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | 0.5% | 8.9% | 20.9% | 19.8% | 7.3% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | 1.7% | 9.5% | 21.8% | 20.2% | 10.6% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | 3.2% | 8.8% | 22.3% | 21.9% | 14% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | 4.9% | 9.4% | 23.3% | 21% | 12.8% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | 5.2% | 10.2% | 22.9% | 21% | 13.2% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | 5.8% | 9.9% | 23.5% | 21.7% | 14.5% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | 5.6% | 10.6% | 24.8% | 21.6% | 17.3% |
| 1997 | 6% | 5.8% | 11% | 24% | 21.6% | 14.7% |
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November 2025
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United Kingdom
Survey time period
1997 to 2025
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