How much does your region worry?

Nagging Doubts
Top 10 Worries
  • 1.Saving for the future (44%)
  • 2.Saving for retirement (40%)
  • 3.Rent payments (37%)
  • 4.Saving up for special occasions (35%)
  • 5.Paying bills (31%)
  • 6.Losing my job / income (31%)
  • 7.Family treats (30%)
  • 8.Debt (25%)
  • 9.Mortgage payments (25%)
  • 10.Being a victim of fraud (22%)
  • 11.Affording luxuries (21%)
  • 12.Credit card debt (18%)
  • 13.Insurance cover (17%)

What's worrying the nation?

National statistics

89%

of the UK experience significant worries

22%

experience significant worries several times a day

60%

say worries have a big impact on day to day wellbeing

Overall the biggest worry is health

47%

worry about this

The top reasons for staying awake at night worrying are:

  • 1. Health 47%
  • 2. Family health 42%
  • 3. Children 33%

Daily Worries

24%

Of women experience significant worries several times a day.

19%

Of men experience significant worries several times a day.

A quarter of those with mortgages say keeping up with repayments is a nagging doubt

Women are more likely to suffer this worry.

20%

30%

Saving for retirement is keeping 40% of people awake nationally

25% say they worry more about saving for retirement than in 2014.

Work worries

25%Say they lie awake at night with worries about work at least once a week

Romance worries

33%Younger people worry most about their relationships