When shopping for food in 2020, just under 60 percent of consumers in the United Kingdom considered specific dietary requirements for themselves or others in their household who may experience bad or unpleasant physical reactions to food. Across all age groups, the share of shoppers that kept such requirements in mind stood between about 56 and 61 percent.
Share of consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) that consider specific dietary requirements for themselves or someone in their household when shopping for food in 2020, by age group
people who have at least some responsibility for food shopping for their household and live with at least one other adult in their household
Supplementary notes
Percentage points not totaling to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
Original question: "When shopping for food, do you consider the dietary requirements of yourself or someone else in your household who may experience bad or unpleasant physical reactions to foods?"
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Food Standards Agency. (June 15, 2021). Share of consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) that consider specific dietary requirements for themselves or someone in their household when shopping for food in 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256022/uk-grocery-shoppers-that-consider-dietary-requirements/
Food Standards Agency. "Share of consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) that consider specific dietary requirements for themselves or someone in their household when shopping for food in 2020, by age group." Chart. June 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256022/uk-grocery-shoppers-that-consider-dietary-requirements/
Food Standards Agency. (2021). Share of consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) that consider specific dietary requirements for themselves or someone in their household when shopping for food in 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256022/uk-grocery-shoppers-that-consider-dietary-requirements/
Food Standards Agency. "Share of Consumers in The United Kingdom (Uk) That Consider Specific Dietary Requirements for Themselves or Someone in Their Household When Shopping for Food in 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256022/uk-grocery-shoppers-that-consider-dietary-requirements/
Food Standards Agency, Share of consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) that consider specific dietary requirements for themselves or someone in their household when shopping for food in 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256022/uk-grocery-shoppers-that-consider-dietary-requirements/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) that consider specific dietary requirements for themselves or someone in their household when shopping for food in 2020, by age group [Graph], Food Standards Agency, June 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256022/uk-grocery-shoppers-that-consider-dietary-requirements/
