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As part of its research into the true effect of the credit crunch and rising cost of living, Panorama asked UK residents to answer a short online questionnaire on their finances. In just over two weeks, 8,770 took the time to fill it in. Here are the full results:
1. Have your monthly household outgoings risen in the last year?
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Answer
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Number of people
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Chose not to answer
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108
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Up by £50 or less
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1,530
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Up by £50 to £150
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4,117
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Up more than £150
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2,479
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Outgoings have gone down
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216
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No change
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320
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Total
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8,770
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2. Have your mortgage repayments gone up in the last year?
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Answer
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Number of People
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Chose not to answer
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326
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No
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5,431
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Yes, less than £100 a month
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1,748
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Yes, between £100-£199 a month
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815
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Yes, between £200-£299 a month
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236
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Yes, by more than £300 a month
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214
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Total
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8,770
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3. Which one of the following items has risen the most?
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Answer
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Number of people
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Chose not to answer
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111
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Fuel
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3,647
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Food
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1,917
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Energy bills
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2,176
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Mortgage repayments
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689
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Clothing
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16
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Other
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101
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Total
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8,770
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4. Are you spending less on any of the following?
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Answer
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Number of people
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Chose not to answer
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1,100
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Eating out
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2,607
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Food
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1,078
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Fuel
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1,159
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Clothing
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620
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Holidays
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1,289
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Other
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381
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Total
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8,770
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5. Have you lost your job due to the current economic downturn?
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Answer
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Number of people
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Chose not to answer
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207
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Yes
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384
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No
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8,179
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Total
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8,770
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6. Do you feel more or less secure in your job than last year?
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Answer
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Number of people
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Chose not to answer
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248
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Less secure
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3,637
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More secure
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510
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No change
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4,375
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Total
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8,770
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7. Are you managing to survive on your monthly salary or do you have to borrow money?
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Answer
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Number of people
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Chose not to answer
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189
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Yes, managing
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6,459
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No, need to borrow more
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2,122
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Total
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8,770
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8. Have you had to pay for your mortgage using a credit card in the last year?
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Answer
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Number of people
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Chose not to answer
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312
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No
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8,067
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Yes, once
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153
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Yes, a couple of times
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148
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Yes, more than twice
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54
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Every month
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36
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Total
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8,770
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9. Do you have debts other than your mortgage? If so, how much?
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Answer
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Number of people
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Chose not to answer
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134
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No debts
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3,106
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Yes, under £1,000
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880
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Yes, between £1,000 - £9,999
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2,732
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Yes, between £10,000 - £19,999
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1,161
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Yes, over £20,000
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757
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Total
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8,770
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How The Economy Got Personal will be on at 8.30pm on BBC One on 1 September.
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