Sex	Age	Ability to decide on the purchase of a durable consumer good	Total
Total	Total	Usually me	8.0
Total	Total	The two of us in equal measure	82.3
Total	Total	Usually my partner	7.8
Total	Total	Neither of us has had to make this type of decision	1.4
Total	Total	No data recorded	0.4
Total	16 to 29 years old	Usually me	7.4
Total	16 to 29 years old	The two of us in equal measure	82.4
Total	16 to 29 years old	Usually my partner	5.3
Total	16 to 29 years old	Neither of us has had to make this type of decision	4.5
Total	16 to 29 years old	No data recorded	0.4
Total	30 to 44 years old	Usually me	6.1
Total	30 to 44 years old	The two of us in equal measure	87.5
Total	30 to 44 years old	Usually my partner	5.3
Total	30 to 44 years old	Neither of us has had to make this type of decision	0.7
Total	30 to 44 years old	No data recorded	0.4
Total	45 to 64 years old	Usually me	8.4
Total	45 to 64 years old	The two of us in equal measure	82.5
Total	45 to 64 years old	Usually my partner	8.2
Total	45 to 64 years old	Neither of us has had to make this type of decision	0.4
Total	45 to 64 years old	No data recorded	0.4
Total	65 years old and over	Usually me	10.8
Total	65 years old and over	The two of us in equal measure	72.2
Total	65 years old and over	Usually my partner	12.7
Total	65 years old and over	Neither of us has had to make this type of decision	3.9
Total	65 years old and over	No data recorded	0.4
Male	Total	Usually me	3.2
Male	Total	The two of us in equal measure	82.1
Male	Total	Usually my partner	12.9
Male	Total	Neither of us has had to make this type of decision	1.5
Male	Total	No data recorded	0.3
Male	16 to 29 years old	Usually me	7.2
Male	16 to 29 years old	The two of us in equal measure	80.7
Male	16 to 29 years old	Usually my partner	7.2
Male	16 to 29 years old	Neither of us has had to make this type of decision	5.0
Male	16 to 29 years old	No data recorded	0.0
Male	30 to 44 years old	Usually me	2.9
Male	30 to 44 years old	The two of us in equal measure	87.4
Male	30 to 44 years old	Usually my partner	8.4
Male	30 to 44 years old	Neither of us has had to make this type of decision	0.9
Male	30 to 44 years old	No data recorded	0.3
Male	45 to 64 years old	Usually me	2.3
Male	45 to 64 years old	The two of us in equal measure	82.6
Male	45 to 64 years old	Usually my partner	14.3
Male	45 to 64 years old	Neither of us has had to make this type of decision	0.4
Male	45 to 64 years old	No data recorded	0.4
Male	65 years old and over	Usually me	4.3
Male	65 years old and over	The two of us in equal measure	73.0
Male	65 years old and over	Usually my partner	18.8
Male	65 years old and over	Neither of us has had to make this type of decision	3.7
Male	65 years old and over	No data recorded	0.2
Female	Total	Usually me	12.8
Female	Total	The two of us in equal measure	82.5
Female	Total	Usually my partner	2.8
Female	Total	Neither of us has had to make this type of decision	1.4
Female	Total	No data recorded	0.5
Female	16 to 29 years old	Usually me	7.5
Female	16 to 29 years old	The two of us in equal measure	83.4
Female	16 to 29 years old	Usually my partner	4.2
Female	16 to 29 years old	Neither of us has had to make this type of decision	4.3
Female	16 to 29 years old	No data recorded	0.6
Female	30 to 44 years old	Usually me	9.2
Female	30 to 44 years old	The two of us in equal measure	87.6
Female	30 to 44 years old	Usually my partner	2.3
Female	30 to 44 years old	Neither of us has had to make this type of decision	0.4
Female	30 to 44 years old	No data recorded	0.5
Female	45 to 64 years old	Usually me	14.8
Female	45 to 64 years old	The two of us in equal measure	82.4
Female	45 to 64 years old	Usually my partner	1.9
Female	45 to 64 years old	Neither of us has had to make this type of decision	0.5
Female	45 to 64 years old	No data recorded	0.4
Female	65 years old and over	Usually me	19.1
Female	65 years old and over	The two of us in equal measure	71.2
Female	65 years old and over	Usually my partner	4.9
Female	65 years old and over	Neither of us has had to make this type of decision	4.2
Female	65 years old and over	No data recorded	0.7