Q. Do you think that at some time in the future, cash will be unnecessary and all transactions will be conducted with eftpos/credit cards?
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Total |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
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Yes, cash will not be necessary in future |
34% |
35% |
33% |
35% |
37% |
28% |
|
|
No, cash will always be needed for some transactions |
56% |
54% |
58% |
56% |
51% |
63% |
|
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Don’t know |
10% |
11% |
9% |
9% |
12% |
9% |
56% believe that cash will always be needed while 34% think that cash will not be necessary in the future.
Those most likely to think that cash will not be necessary were Greens voters (45%) and those with incomes over $1,6000 pw (43%).