Q. Which three of the following costs of living are you most concerned about –
| Total | First | Second | Third | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | |||
| Electricity and gas | 46% | 24% | 15% | 7% | 42% | 52% | 43% | ||
| Housing – mortgage or rent | 34% | 18% | 10% | 6% | 47% | 39% | 12% | ||
| Medical, dental | 25% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 18% | 28% | 28% | ||
| Fresh food – fruit, vegetables, meat | 21% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 25% | 19% | 20% | ||
| Petrol | 15% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 19% | 13% | 14% | ||
| Insurance | 14% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 13% | 15% | 12% | ||
| Education | 10% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 12% | 14% | 3% | ||
| Water | 8% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Packaged food | 5% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 10% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Clothing | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | – | ||
| All of them – no one cost of living in particular | 34% | 29% | 31% | 44% | |||||
| None of them | 2% | 1% | 1% | 4% |
| Total | Financially comfortable | Managing | Under financial pressure | ||
| Electricity and gas | 46% | 49% | 50% | 38% | |
| Housing – mortgage or rent | 34% | 31% | 35% | 37% | |
| Medical, dental | 25% | 31% | 27% | 13% | |
| Fresh food – fruit, vegetables, meat | 21% | 24% | 23% | 14% | |
| Petrol | 15% | 20% | 14% | 10% | |
| Insurance | 14% | 15% | 14% | 11% | |
| Education | 10% | 11% | 11% | 5% | |
| Water | 8% | 8% | 9% | 11% | |
| Packaged food | 5% | 8% | 4% | 3% | |
| Clothing | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | |
| All of them – no one cost of living in particular | 34% | 28% | 34% | 46% | |
| None of them | 2% | 3% | 0% | 1% |
The costs most respondents were concerned about were electricity and gas (46%), housing (34%), medical/dental (25%) and fresh food (21%).
Those aged 18-34 were most concerned about costs of housing (47%), electricity and gas (42%) and fresh food (25%).
Those aged 35-54 were most concerned about costs of electricity and gas (52%), housing (39%) and medical/dental (28%).
Those aged 55+ were most concerned about costs of electricity and gas (52%) and medical/dental (28%).
However, 44% of those aged 55% said they were concerned about all of them compared to 29% of those aged 18-34.