In 2019, it was found that over 33 percent of Brits classified as having a high household income had increased their consumption of healthy foods in the last twelve months with the aim to reduce their cancer risk, on the other hand only 22 percent of individuals in the low income category had done the same. Respondents in the low and medium income categories were also more likely to have not done anything to reduce their risk of developing cancer compared to the high income group.
Share of measures that individuals have taken in the last 12 months with the aim of reducing cancer risk in Great Britain in 2019, by household income
The source worded the question as follows: "Have you taken any steps in the last 12 months to reduce your risk of developing cancer? If yes, what steps have you taken with the specific aim of reducing your risk of cancer?"
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Union for International Cancer Control. (February 4, 2020). Share of measures that individuals have taken in the last 12 months with the aim of reducing cancer risk in Great Britain in 2019, by household income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094916/steps-to-reduce-cancer-risk-in-great-britain-by-income/
Union for International Cancer Control. "Share of measures that individuals have taken in the last 12 months with the aim of reducing cancer risk in Great Britain in 2019, by household income." Chart. February 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094916/steps-to-reduce-cancer-risk-in-great-britain-by-income/
Union for International Cancer Control. (2020). Share of measures that individuals have taken in the last 12 months with the aim of reducing cancer risk in Great Britain in 2019, by household income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094916/steps-to-reduce-cancer-risk-in-great-britain-by-income/
Union for International Cancer Control. "Share of Measures That Individuals Have Taken in The Last 12 Months with The Aim of Reducing Cancer Risk in Great Britain in 2019, by Household Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094916/steps-to-reduce-cancer-risk-in-great-britain-by-income/
Union for International Cancer Control, Share of measures that individuals have taken in the last 12 months with the aim of reducing cancer risk in Great Britain in 2019, by household income Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094916/steps-to-reduce-cancer-risk-in-great-britain-by-income/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of measures that individuals have taken in the last 12 months with the aim of reducing cancer risk in Great Britain in 2019, by household income [Graph], Union for International Cancer Control, February 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094916/steps-to-reduce-cancer-risk-in-great-britain-by-income/
