Persons who cannot afford a colour TV in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Persons who cannot afford a colour TV was 0.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford a colour TV in United Kingdom, 2005–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.1% for persons who cannot afford a colour tv in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a colour tv in United Kingdom peaked at 0.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2006.
That places United Kingdom 35th out of 46 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a colour TV in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.2% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +200.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -66.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a colour tv in United Kingdom?
- Persons who cannot afford a colour tv in United Kingdom was 0.1% in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a colour tv recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a colour tv recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2006.
- How does United Kingdom rank for persons who cannot afford a colour tv?
- United Kingdom ranks 35th out of 46 countries with data for 2018.
- Is persons who cannot afford a colour tv rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford a colour TV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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