in a nationwide survey of 1,000 British adult employees and 500 employers, carried out between october 18 to 21, 2011, for Aviva by market researchers OnePoll, the opinion poll showed that:
a. over half of UK workers (52%) would be unable to survive financially for more than three months if they were off work with an illness. Around a third (30%) say they’d survive for less than a month. Less than one in ten (9%) say they’d remain solvent for a year or more.
b. if finances were tight, some people would neglect their health in favour of non-essentials. Nearly a quarter (23%) would put their health at risk - with 14% saying they’d miss important health checks and one in ten (9%) admitting they’d put up with health ailments. One in ten (12%) say they’d cut down on cigarettes or alcohol.
c. nearly half (49%) say they’d eat ......