In 2020, approximately four percent of male and female participants from the United Kingdom (U.K.) stated in a survey that it was often true that the food they or people in their household purchased ran out and they did not have enough money to buy more food. Overall, there was no significant difference between the genders.
Share of consumers unable to purchase sufficient amounts of food in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020, by gender
Participants were asked: "Please say whether the statement below was often true, sometimes true or never true for you/people in your household in the last 12 months. The food that we bought just didn't last, and I/we didn't have money to get more"
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Food Standards Agency. (June 9, 2021). Share of consumers unable to purchase sufficient amounts of food in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258481/food-insecurity-in-the-united-kingdom-by-gender/
Food Standards Agency. "Share of consumers unable to purchase sufficient amounts of food in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020, by gender." Chart. June 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258481/food-insecurity-in-the-united-kingdom-by-gender/
Food Standards Agency. (2021). Share of consumers unable to purchase sufficient amounts of food in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258481/food-insecurity-in-the-united-kingdom-by-gender/
Food Standards Agency. "Share of Consumers Unable to Purchase Sufficient Amounts of Food in The United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258481/food-insecurity-in-the-united-kingdom-by-gender/
Food Standards Agency, Share of consumers unable to purchase sufficient amounts of food in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258481/food-insecurity-in-the-united-kingdom-by-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of consumers unable to purchase sufficient amounts of food in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020, by gender [Graph], Food Standards Agency, June 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258481/food-insecurity-in-the-united-kingdom-by-gender/
