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Civic Compliance & State Obligation Index

Investigate the disintegration of civic duties across British households. Model how compounding cost-of-living strain, decaying institutional trust, and varying enforcement deterrence drive fiscal deficits and public service fragility.

Mean Compliance
75.8%
Aggregate across 4 duties
Fiscal Deficit Gap
£4.82
Projected annual lost revenue
State Strain Index
High Risk
Institutional capacity tier
Primary Defector Group
Cost-of-living squeezed middle
Dominant defection demographic

Obligation Decay & Compliance Trajectories (5-Year Horizon)

Council Tax School Attendance Healthcare Co-pays TV Licence

Domain-Specific Obligation Breakdown

Civic Duty Sector Statutory Baseline Current Compliance Estimated Deficit Impact Primary Driver
Model State: Representative Fixture Verified
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