A survey conducted in 2020 revealed that a combined 28 percent of the respondents aged between 25 and 34 years old in the United Kingdom (UK) disagreed that they ate smaller portions to make the planet more sustainable, compared to 19 percent of the respondents within the 55 to 64 years old category. A share of 17 percent of the 65 year-olds or older respondents strongly agreed with this statement.
Compared to last year, would you say that you ate smaller meal portions to make the planet more sustainable?*
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* The original survey question was phrased as follows: "Compared to one year ago, which of the following actions have you taken towards making a more sustainable planet? --- I eat smaller meal portions"
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dunnhumby Beyond. (October 13, 2020). Compared to last year, would you say that you ate smaller meal portions to make the planet more sustainable?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173285/eating-smaller-meal-portions-uk-by-age-group/
dunnhumby Beyond. "Compared to last year, would you say that you ate smaller meal portions to make the planet more sustainable?*." Chart. October 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173285/eating-smaller-meal-portions-uk-by-age-group/
dunnhumby Beyond. (2020). Compared to last year, would you say that you ate smaller meal portions to make the planet more sustainable?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173285/eating-smaller-meal-portions-uk-by-age-group/
dunnhumby Beyond. "Compared to Last Year, Would You Say That You Ate Smaller Meal Portions to Make The Planet More Sustainable?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173285/eating-smaller-meal-portions-uk-by-age-group/
dunnhumby Beyond, Compared to last year, would you say that you ate smaller meal portions to make the planet more sustainable?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173285/eating-smaller-meal-portions-uk-by-age-group/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Compared to last year, would you say that you ate smaller meal portions to make the planet more sustainable?* [Graph], dunnhumby Beyond, October 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173285/eating-smaller-meal-portions-uk-by-age-group/