This statistic shows the distribution of opinion among the British population in Great Britain (UK) as of 2013, with regards to whether it is wrong to be financially dependent on one's parents as an adult. The majority of respondents either strongly agree (30 percent) or tend to agree (45 percent) with this statement.
Is it wrong to be financially dependent on your parents as an adult?
The full question read as follows: "Thinking about the role that families can play in supporting adult children and adult grandchildren during times of financial difficulty, to what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? b) It is wrong to be financially dependent on your parent as an adult."
The source adds the following information: "ComRes interviewed 2,055 GB adults online between 14th and 16th June 2013. ComRes also interviewed over the telephone 510 British adults with a combined annual household income of £20,000 and below between 17th June and 8th July."
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ComRes, & Social Market Foundation. (October 19, 2013). Is it wrong to be financially dependent on your parents as an adult? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/379309/uk-british-family-dependence-financial-adults/
ComRes, und Social Market Foundation. "Is it wrong to be financially dependent on your parents as an adult?." Chart. October 19, 2013. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/379309/uk-british-family-dependence-financial-adults/
ComRes, Social Market Foundation. (2013). Is it wrong to be financially dependent on your parents as an adult?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/379309/uk-british-family-dependence-financial-adults/
ComRes, and Social Market Foundation. "Is It Wrong to Be Financially Dependent on Your Parents as An Adult?." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2013, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/379309/uk-british-family-dependence-financial-adults/
ComRes & Social Market Foundation, Is it wrong to be financially dependent on your parents as an adult? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/379309/uk-british-family-dependence-financial-adults/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Is it wrong to be financially dependent on your parents as an adult? [Graph], ComRes, & Social Market Foundation, October 19, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/379309/uk-british-family-dependence-financial-adults/