A survey conducted in 2020 revealed that 19 percent of the 65 year-olds or older respondents in the United Kingdom (UK) always checked the salt content when buying food, compared to nine percent of the respondents within the 18 to 24 years old age range. A share of 35 percent of the 25 to 34 year-olds stated that they never looked at the salt content of the food they were buying.
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dunnhumby Beyond. (October 14, 2020). How often do you look at the salt content when buying food?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172984/frequency-of-checking-the-salt-content-in-food-uk-by-age-group/
dunnhumby Beyond. "How often do you look at the salt content when buying food?*." Chart. October 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172984/frequency-of-checking-the-salt-content-in-food-uk-by-age-group/
dunnhumby Beyond. (2020). How often do you look at the salt content when buying food?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172984/frequency-of-checking-the-salt-content-in-food-uk-by-age-group/
dunnhumby Beyond. "How Often Do You Look at The Salt Content When Buying Food?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172984/frequency-of-checking-the-salt-content-in-food-uk-by-age-group/
dunnhumby Beyond, How often do you look at the salt content when buying food?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172984/frequency-of-checking-the-salt-content-in-food-uk-by-age-group/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
How often do you look at the salt content when buying food?* [Graph], dunnhumby Beyond, October 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172984/frequency-of-checking-the-salt-content-in-food-uk-by-age-group/