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North West |
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Scotland |
South East |
South West |
Wales |
Yorkshire |
| Those who claim a will has resulted in upset and resentment in their family |
10% |
6% |
11% |
10% |
4% |
8% |
- |
13% |
12% |
12% |
11% |
11% |
| Those who claim a will has resulted in members of their family never speaking again |
4% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
1% |
3% |
- |
6% |
6% |
3% |
5% |
2% |
| Those who have deliberately excluded a member of their immediate family from their will |
14% |
12% |
13% |
13% |
21% |
12% |
- |
15% |
14% |
12% |
14% |
18% |
| Those who have deliberately excluded their sibling from their will |
5% |
4% |
4% |
5% |
4% |
3% |
- |
7% |
3% |
- |
3% |
10% |
| Those who haven’t made a will |
55% |
54% |
58% |
54% |
61% |
58% |
56% |
53% |
49% |
55% |
55% |
54% |
| Those who have a will and have kept its contents secret |
32% |
32% |
29% |
38% |
29% |
42% |
33% |
33% |
35% |
31% |
20% |
27% |
| Those who would never discuss the contents of their will with any member of their family |
20% |
12% |
24% |
23% |
24% |
24% |
33% |
18% |
15% |
25% |
20% |
19% |
| The number of people who haven’t made a will because they simply haven’t got round to it |
42% |
49% |
38% |
42% |
43% |
45% |
56% |
41% |
45% |
32% |
32% |
47% |
| The number of people who haven’t made a will because they live for the moment and don’t think about the future |
9% |
8% |
8% |
12% |
7% |
13% |
22% |
9% |
5% |
3% |
9% |
9% |
| The number of people who haven’t made a will because it seems complicated |
9% |
11% |
8% |
8% |
10% |
6% |
11% |
5% |
6% |
11% |
12% |
12% |