According to a survey in Malaysia conducted in December 2018, 67 percent of female respondents admitted to treating themselves often with food and drinks, compared to 62 percent of male respondents. Malaysia has one of the highest rates of obesity in Asia, and has recently introduced a sugar tax to combat obesity.
Breakdown of respondents who often treated themselves with food and drinks in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender
The question asked in the survey was as follows: "To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? - I often buy food and drinks to treat myself."
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Food Industry Asia. (April 29, 2019). Breakdown of respondents who often treated themselves with food and drinks in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057115/malaysia-respondents-who-regularly-treated-themselves-with-food-and-drinks-by-gender/
Food Industry Asia. "Breakdown of respondents who often treated themselves with food and drinks in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender." Chart. April 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057115/malaysia-respondents-who-regularly-treated-themselves-with-food-and-drinks-by-gender/
Food Industry Asia. (2019). Breakdown of respondents who often treated themselves with food and drinks in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057115/malaysia-respondents-who-regularly-treated-themselves-with-food-and-drinks-by-gender/
Food Industry Asia. "Breakdown of Respondents Who Often Treated Themselves with Food and Drinks in Malaysia as of December 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057115/malaysia-respondents-who-regularly-treated-themselves-with-food-and-drinks-by-gender/
Food Industry Asia, Breakdown of respondents who often treated themselves with food and drinks in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057115/malaysia-respondents-who-regularly-treated-themselves-with-food-and-drinks-by-gender/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Breakdown of respondents who often treated themselves with food and drinks in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender [Graph], Food Industry Asia, April 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057115/malaysia-respondents-who-regularly-treated-themselves-with-food-and-drinks-by-gender/
