Are you part of the cashless society? How often do you use cash?

22 April 2019

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For some people, the days of keeping cash in their pockets are long gone. Contactless cards especially mean many transactions can just be done with a ‘beep’. So we wanted to test how cashless our society is now, and who’s using it. Please tell us which option is NEAREST to your situation.

For some people, the days of keeping cash in their pockets are long gone. Contactless cards especially mean many transactions can just be done with a ‘beep’. So we wanted to test how cashless our society is now, and who’s using it.

Please tell us which option is NEAREST to your situation.

Results

I’m aged under 25 (286 votes)

I NEVER use cash – unless there is no other option		129 votes (45%)
I rarely use cash, but occasionally do		111 votes (39%)
I mainly use it for smaller transactions		30 votes (10%)
I mainly use it for bigger transactions		1 votes (0%)
I use cash for everything where I can		15 votes (5%)

I'm aged 25-34 (1272 votes)

I NEVER use cash – unless there is no other option		438 votes (34%)
I rarely use cash, but occasionally do		577 votes (45%)
I mainly use it for smaller transactions		195 votes (15%)
I mainly use it for bigger transactions		5 votes (0%)
I use cash for everything where I can		57 votes (4%)

I'm aged 35-49 (1912 votes)

I NEVER use cash – unless there is no other option		442 votes (23%)
I rarely use cash, but occasionally do		675 votes (35%)
I mainly use it for smaller transactions		561 votes (29%)
I mainly use it for bigger transactions		16 votes (1%)
I use cash for everything where I can		218 votes (11%)

I'm aged 50-64 (3009 votes)

I NEVER use cash – unless there is no other option		266 votes (9%)
I rarely use cash, but occasionally do		666 votes (22%)
I mainly use it for smaller transactions		1519 votes (50%)
I mainly use it for bigger transactions		21 votes (1%)
I use cash for everything where I can		537 votes (18%)

I'm aged 65+ (3025 votes)

I NEVER use cash – unless there is no other option		165 votes (5%)
I rarely use cash, but occasionally do		525 votes (17%)
I mainly use it for smaller transactions		1749 votes (58%)
I mainly use it for bigger transactions		24 votes (1%)
I use cash for everything where I can		562 votes (19%)

                   9,504 votes received.

We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.