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15% of South Africans changed banks in 6 months
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Baby can wait - 6% have delayed having a child
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Money matters:
Global survey on money and finance
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Over half have
permanently changed attitudes to saving
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Sssh! Seven in ten do not want
their neighbours to know
if they have money troubles
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84% say each
generation should
leave country
better off
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The year of living dangerously. Synovate surveyed around 11,400 from 16 markets across the world to find
out what they had changed about their money management style and attitudes in the year since the global
financial crisis hit.
And people have changed a great deal. Some use more cash, some less. Many use less credit, but there are
still many signing up for it. People have postponed major life decisions; some are living much as they
always did. Here's a little more about who's doing and thinking what.
Change, change, change
The way people around the world transact and bank has changed quickly and in some fairly dramatic
ways over the past twelve months.
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If not revolution, certainly evolution
Much of the news about the recession, global financial crisis, credit crunch (call it what you will!)
has been about big structural changes at big financial institutions. But what are the 'little guys'
changing? We asked.
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Credit crunched my lifestyle
(Or, if change is as good as a holiday, why aren't we all relaxed right now?) That's what the one
in five respondents who have put off an overseas holiday might be wondering. >>MORE
Why not spend?
Of the people who delayed a major purchase, changed a life decision or spent less, the Synovate survey
showed that 39% did this because they didn't have enough money (fair enough!), but there were some other
intriguing reasons too.
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Money for nothing
Ok, it doesn't happen to many of us. But Synovate asked 11,400 respondents across 16 markets what
they would do if US$1,000 landed in their lap today. Why? To help understand differing financial
priorities across the globe.
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Money matters
One in four people agreed they were glad the world had an economic crisis as it has helped them realise
their priorities; over half (55%) have permanently changed their attitudes to the importance of saving
money and 47% are looking forward to being able to spend freely again.
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About Synovate global survey on money and finance
Numbers of surveyed
AU
615
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BR
600
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CA
1012
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DK
500
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FR
500
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HK
985
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IN
1014
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MY
1002
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NZ
402
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RU
1200
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RS
599
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ZA
499
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ES
500
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TW
1010
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UK
500
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USA
503
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This In:fact survey on money and finance was conducted in August 2009, surveying more than 11,400
respondents across 16 markets - Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia,
New Zealand, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, UK and the USA.
