Figure 3 – Reasons for creating an FEPOA You were planning for the future 41% A professional suggested it to you 26% A family member or carer suggested it 25% A medical issue came up 19% Someone else initiated it (e.g. your appointed decision-maker(s) gave you the document to sign) 11% No specific reason 9% You saw someone else do it 8% You saw some information in an ad or campaign 6% Something else 3% Not sure 4% Q.21. Who or what prompted you to create a FEPOA? Please select all that apply. Base: All principals n=537 4.3 Use of FEPOAs In total, only 32% of Australians have been involved in an FEPOA in some way. This leaves 68% of Australians who have not been involved at all. One in eight Australians (Net: 13%) had been a principal, either now (9%) or in the past (5%), and almost one in five (Net: 18%) had been appointed as a decision-maker in an FEPOA, either currently (10%) or in the past (9%). Almost one in five Australians (18%) had been involved in FEPOAs in another way (e.g. as a witness, through work). As respondents could fall into multiple categories, the numbers here are not additive. Q6 – 8 Figure 4 – Have you ever been a principal / appointed decision-maker / involved in other ways? Involved in FEPOAs, 32% 18% 13% Not involved in FEPOAs, 68% Principal (currently or previously) Decision-maker Involved in other (currently or ways previously) Q.6. – Q.8. Have you ever been a principal / decision-maker / involved in other ways? Base: Nat rep sample n=2,496 20 18% Empowering futures: A national survey on the understanding and use of financial enduring powers of attorney