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

12 March 2018

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For some, the days of pockets stuffed with cash are long gone. Contactless cards especially have meant now even small 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, the days of pockets stuffed with cash are long gone. Contactless cards especially have meant now even small 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 (848 votes)

I NEVER use cash – apart from if no other option		293 votes (35%)
I rarely use cash, but occasionally do		383 votes (45%)
I mainly use it for smaller transactions		119 votes (14%)
I mainly use it for bigger transactions		7 votes (1%)
I use cash for everything where I can		46 votes (5%)

I'm aged 25-34 (3264 votes)

I NEVER use cash – apart from if no other option		1159 votes (36%)
I rarely use cash, but occasionally do		1498 votes (46%)
I mainly use it for smaller transactions		485 votes (15%)
I mainly use it for bigger transactions		6 votes (0%)
I use cash for everything where I can		116 votes (4%)

I'm aged 35-49 (4406 votes)

I NEVER use cash – apart from if no other option		880 votes (20%)
I rarely use cash, but occasionally do		1859 votes (42%)
I mainly use it for smaller transactions		1285 votes (29%)
I mainly use it for bigger transactions		19 votes (0%)
I use cash for everything where I can		363 votes (8%)

I'm aged 50-64 (4624 votes)

I NEVER use cash – apart from if no other option		454 votes (10%)
I rarely use cash, but occasionally do		1384 votes (30%)
I mainly use it for smaller transactions		2166 votes (47%)
I mainly use it for bigger transactions		19 votes (0%)
I use cash for everything where I can		601 votes (13%)

I'm aged 65+ (2936 votes)

I NEVER use cash – apart from if no other option		279 votes (10%)
I rarely use cash, but occasionally do		703 votes (24%)
I mainly use it for smaller transactions		1504 votes (51%)
I mainly use it for bigger transactions		21 votes (1%)
I use cash for everything where I can		429 votes (15%)

                   16,078 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.