A survey conducted in 2020 revealed that 19 percent of the respondents who lived with four children or more in the United Kingdom (UK) always checked the ingredients when buying food, compared to 16 percent of the respondents with one child. A share of 19 percent of the respondents from households with three children stated they never looked at the ingredients of the food they were buying.
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dunnhumby Beyond. (October 13, 2020). How often do you look at the ingredients when buying food?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173233/frequency-of-checking-food-ingredients-uk-by-number-of-kids/
dunnhumby Beyond. "How often do you look at the ingredients when buying food?*." Chart. October 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173233/frequency-of-checking-food-ingredients-uk-by-number-of-kids/
dunnhumby Beyond. (2020). How often do you look at the ingredients when buying food?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173233/frequency-of-checking-food-ingredients-uk-by-number-of-kids/
dunnhumby Beyond. "How Often Do You Look at The Ingredients When Buying Food?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173233/frequency-of-checking-food-ingredients-uk-by-number-of-kids/
dunnhumby Beyond, How often do you look at the ingredients when buying food?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173233/frequency-of-checking-food-ingredients-uk-by-number-of-kids/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
How often do you look at the ingredients when buying food?* [Graph], dunnhumby Beyond, October 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173233/frequency-of-checking-food-ingredients-uk-by-number-of-kids/