Would you bend down to pick up a penny?

1 October 2018

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These days, when many refuse to pick up coppers from the ground, how much would it have to be for you to bend down and pick up money lying around? Choose the option that’s closest to what you’d do:

These days, when many refuse to pick up coppers from the ground, how much would it have to be for you to bend down and pick up money lying around?

Choose the option that’s closest to what you’d do:

Results

I'm aged under 25 (686 votes)

I’d pick up a penny – you never know when it’ll be handy		210 votes (31%)
No coppers, at least 5p		59 votes (9%)
10p or more		111 votes (16%)
50p or more		159 votes (23%)
£1+		80 votes (12%)
No coins, only notes, so £5 minimum		28 votes (4%)
At least a tenner		1 votes (0%)
I wouldn’t bend down for anything		7 votes (1%)
It’s not my money, so wouldn’t feel right		19 votes (3%)
I pick all money up and give it to charity		12 votes (2%)

I'm aged 25 to 34 (2304 votes)

I’d pick up a penny – you never know when it’ll be handy		789 votes (34%)
No coppers, at least 5p		222 votes (10%)
10p or more		357 votes (15%)
50p or more		527 votes (23%)
£1+		217 votes (9%)
No coins, only notes, so £5 minimum		66 votes (3%)
At least a tenner		5 votes (0%)
I wouldn’t bend down for anything		14 votes (1%)
It’s not my money, so wouldn’t feel right		56 votes (2%)
I pick all money up and give it to charity		51 votes (2%)

I'm aged 35 to 49 (3742 votes)

I’d pick up a penny – you never know when it’ll be handy		2215 votes (59%)
No coppers, at least 5p		299 votes (8%)
10p or more		340 votes (9%)
50p or more		438 votes (12%)
£1+		179 votes (5%)
No coins, only notes, so £5 minimum		51 votes (1%)
At least a tenner		7 votes (0%)
I wouldn’t bend down for anything		18 votes (0%)
It’s not my money, so wouldn’t feel right		68 votes (2%)
I pick all money up and give it to charity		127 votes (3%)

I'm aged 50 to 64 (4673 votes)

I’d pick up a penny – you never know when it’ll be handy		3301 votes (71%)
No coppers, at least 5p		271 votes (6%)
10p or more		280 votes (6%)
50p or more		261 votes (6%)
£1+		99 votes (2%)
No coins, only notes, so £5 minimum		26 votes (1%)
At least a tenner		8 votes (0%)
I wouldn’t bend down for anything		15 votes (0%)
It’s not my money, so wouldn’t feel right		60 votes (1%)
I pick all money up and give it to charity		352 votes (8%)

I'm aged 65+ (3265 votes)

I’d pick up a penny – you never know when it’ll be handy		2310 votes (71%)
No coppers, at least 5p		171 votes (5%)
10p or more		141 votes (4%)
50p or more		113 votes (3%)
£1+		52 votes (2%)
No coins, only notes, so £5 minimum		10 votes (0%)
At least a tenner		1 votes (0%)
I wouldn’t bend down for anything		17 votes (1%)
It’s not my money, so wouldn’t feel right		32 votes (1%)
I pick all money up and give it to charity		418 votes (13%)

                   14,670 votes received.

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