Flake News: New IPA data relax Trendy sudden cancellations

Over half of all adults in Great Britain and over two thirds of 18 to 34 years of age have admitted to “peeling off” plans. These are just a few of the findings from new IPA research, which are started today (March 13) at the IPA Insight Summit, which examines the phenomenon and feelings around the peeling, defined as a “failure to make an appointment or to meet an obligation, especially with little or no advance notice”.

Research is based on a nationally representative survey, which was commissioned by the IPA under a sample of 2,000 adults in Great Britain for over 18 years and was carried out by Opinum in early February this year.

Research highlights:

Younger generations are shown much more frequently in plans

However, while gender -specific women are only slightly more common than men (53% or 49%), there are significant differences in the tendency to train between generations.

Over two thirds (68%) of 18 to 34 years have admitted and 10% of them say that they do this very often. In contrast, less than a third (31%) of 55+S admit that they do this, and only 4% do this very often. If you bridge this gap, admit 60% for 35-54 that you peel off and add 6% to do this very often.

There is a separation from “scrolling to” “to be” buckled up ” – while more than half of all adults admit to dealing with plans, over two thirds say that they have been dissolved

There seems to be a separation between those who say that they flake and those who have continued. According to the data, 51% of all adults admit to peeling out with plans, 68% of people believe that they are likely to be more likely. These numbers follow similar patterns above, with the younger generations find that they have been broken off more than older generations (18-34S: 78%; 35-54 year olds: 76% and far less in 54% of 55+s).

Disease is considered the most acceptable reason for flake

Disease is considered the most acceptable reason for plans with 68%, with family obligations with 46%and 45%second place. This is followed by transport difficulties at 43% and mental health of 40%. In the meantime, the reason for the least acceptable is that it is not too acceptable at 14%. Despite 22% of the people who say that they use it as a reason to peel plans.

While the general illness exaggerates the board for all generations for all generations, the second most common reason for the flake differs between the generations: for 18-34s it is 47% (VS 31% for 55+s), for the 35-54 year olds (from 31% for 55+s) for the 35-54s (48%).

At the same time, more than half of all adults (53%) says that if you cancel her consistently, your friend is worried.

A third of the adults are lying about why they have committed an obligation at the last minute
34% of adults have lied why they leaf through plans and rise to 45% of 18-34s. The most common reason for this is 46% of those surveyed that they did not want to hurt someone's feelings.

86% of the respondents feel guilty of flewing on plans

Despite the prevalence of scrolling, when they were asked whether they felt guilty to flake plans, 86% of those surveyed stated that they did so. In conjunction with this, when they were asked, which words they associated with plans with plans, the fault takes first place with 36%, followed by a disrespect of 24%. When asked which words they associate with the slipper, use trouble (37%), disrespect (28%) and rejection (26%).

The technology has made it easier to cancel plans at the last minute

With regard to what affects our discounting behavior, 67% of all adults – with low differences between gender and age – agree that the technology has made it easier to cancel the plans at the last minute.

Hamish Bromley, Senior Insight Analyst, said IPA: “This data provides a fascinating insight into the human psyche, especially with regard to the considerable difference in the percentage of the respondents who admit to switch plans compared to those that have been approached. And yet if we develop the words associated with the deposit – anger, disrespect and rejection, maybe this cognitive dissonance makes more sense. In which hint is also interesting to see that more than half of us still happen.

“The data also provide useful quantitative evidence of another option of how technology influences our daily life, and in this case makes it much easier for us to cancel plans at the last minute. In addition to the rise of the technology, it would be interesting to see what these numbers looked like, we would have carried out this survey before the Covid closures when people were generally more out of the house and were interrupted so much in front of the social patterns. I suspect that Jomo and/or the fear of going out could have increased, which led to an increase in the prevalence of the peeling. “

The complete IPA puls survey: The trend towards the “Flaking” resort can download the public from the IPA.