According to the Statista Global Consumer Survey carried out between April 2022 and March 2023 in the United Kingdom, members of the Gen Z cohort were the most likely to agree with the statement that they have one or more food intolerances. The older the respondent, the less likely they were to agree with the statement.
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Share of consumers with one or more food intolerances in the UK in 2022/23, by generation
Covers the residential online population. This statistic combines four survey waves carried out in the stated time period
Supplementary notes
The respondent number is for all four survey waves combined. Gen Z classified as being born between 1995-2012. Millennials classified as being born between 1980-1994. Generation X classified as being born between 1965-1979. Baby boomer classified as being born between 1946-1964. For more information, please visit the Global Consumer Survey home page and take a look at our methodology. Figures have been rounded.
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Statista. (November 22, 2023). Share of consumers with one or more food intolerances in the UK in 2022/23, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1388053/prevalence-of-food-intolerances-in-the-uk-by-generation
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Statista. (2023). Share of consumers with one or more food intolerances in the UK in 2022/23, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1388053/prevalence-of-food-intolerances-in-the-uk-by-generation
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