The data from YouGov, which included 6,587 GB adults, revealed 38% of adults prefer to take it in turns buying a round of drinks with 14% having said they didn’t know.
It also found 58% of consumers in Wales opt to buy drinks for just themselves while under a third (30%) prefer to take it in turns in rounds while 12% didn’t know.
Data breakdown
London and Scotland had the highest proportion of people who like to be involved in rounds (both 43%).
More than four in 10 (43%) of those in London choose to buy just themselves a drink and the same percentage (43%) get involved in a round with the remainder (14%) unsure.
The statistics also looked at gender and showed females were more likely to buy just themselves a drink (54%) whereas 45% of males prefer to be in rounds.
Moreover, it also looked at age and found those aged 65 and over were most likely to buy rounds (46%) with 40% of those in the same age range preferring to buy their own drinks.
Previous information
Comparatively, 61% of those in the 18 to 24-year-old age bracket preferred not to be in rounds, with just under a quarter (24%) saying they do prefer people to take it in turns.
Previous YouGov data in March this year showed more than half (55%) of adults in Great Britain believed £5 for a pint of beer near their home was expensive.
Almost three in 10 (29%) of the 3,722 surveyed said a £5 pint was ‘fairly expensive’ while more than a quarter (26%) said it was ‘very expensive’ and the same percentage (26%) said it was ‘about average’.
Around one in 10 (12%) didn’t know while 5% said £5 was ‘fairly cheap’ and 1% said it was ‘very cheap’.
