Q. Over the last few years, have your gas and/or electricity costs increased, decreased or stayed much the same?
| Total | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | Dec 2012 | |||
| Total increased | 77% | 71% | 78% | 83% | 86% | ||
| Total decreased | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Increased a lot | 32% | 25% | 35% | 37% | 45% | ||
| Increased a moderate amount | 24% | 23% | 23% | 27% | 26% | ||
| Increased a little | 21% | 23% | 20% | 19% | 15% | ||
| Stayed about the same | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 8% | ||
| Decreased a little | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Decreased a moderate amount | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | * | ||
| Decreased a lot | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Don’t know | 7% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 5% |
77% say their power costs have increased over the last few years including 32% who say their costs have increased a lot (down from 45% in 2012).