Attitudes to Inheritance, 2004

The issue of inheritance has, until recent decades, concerned only a small percentage of the population, because only this group has been rich enough to have assets to leave to others. The growth of home-ownership, however, has probably increased the number of people who will both bequeath and inherit assets. <br> <br> The <i>Attitudes to Inheritance, 2004</i> study was commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in order to research people's attitudes to inheritance. Initial developmental work for the project comprised a literature review, secondary analysis of previous qualitative and quantitative studies and four focus group discussions conducted with owner-occupiers. The main component of the study was a nationally representative survey of 2,008 people living in Britain, the results of which comprise this dataset.