"Figure 14: In Scotland and the North East, around half of people thought their finances would remain the same in the coming 12 months","" "Attitudes toward household finances over the coming 12 months, country or region, 3 April to 3 May 2020","" "","" "Notes","1. Based upon people's responses to the question ""How do you expect the financial position of your household to change over the next 12 months?"" where the five categories available have been presented as three grouped categories in this chart. 2. Base population for percentage: adults aged 16 years or over." "Unit","%" "","" "Country or region","Percentage who think household finances will improve","Percentage who think household finances will stay the same","Percentage who think household finances will worsen" "London","14.0","38.2","47.8" "South East","16.4","35.8","47.8" "East Midlands","20.7","36.1","43.2" "Yorkshire and The Humber","12.0","45.7","42.3" "North West","15.0","42.9","42.1" "Wales","12.9","45.6","41.5" "South West","19.0","41.4","39.5" "East of England","15.2","46.0","38.7" "West Midlands","14.9","46.8","38.3" "North East","12.4","51.7","35.9" "Scotland","16.0","48.8","35.2"