"Figure 17: Reasons for not contributing to a pension","" "Great Britain, July 2010 to December 2017","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","%" "","" "","July 2010 to June 2012","July 2012 to June 2014","July 2014 to June 2016","July 2016 to December 2017" "Low income / not working / still in education","38","45","50","55" "Can’t afford to (general)","33","33","30","27" "Too many other expenses / bills / debts","18","20","20","18" "Don’t know enough about pensions ","8","11","11","13" "Prefer alternative forms of saving ","9","9","9","8" "Too early to start a pension ","6","6","6","7" "Not interested / not thought about it / got around to it ","10","8","7","7" "Not eligible / employer doesn’t offer a pension scheme","7","9","8","6" "Do not trust pension companies / schemes","7","7","5","5" "Too late to start a pension","2","3","3","3" "Past pension arrangements are adequate ","2","2","2","2" "Not staying with employer / looking for a new job / recently changed jobs ","3","4","3","4" "Don’t think I will live that long ","1","3","2","3" "Don’t know","2","2","3","2" "Employer’s scheme not attractive / generous ","2","2","1","1" "Other ","8","6","7","8"