According to a survey conducted in Canada in February 2022, 62 percent of respondents stated they were eating out less to compensate for increased food prices. Some 46 percent chose to switch to cheaper, lower quality brands in order to help save money, while 19 percent stated they did not change their food-buying habits.
Are you or your household doing any of the following more than usual because of food prices?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Eating out less
62%
Switching to cheaper, lower quality brands
46%
Cutting back on meat
35%
Cutting back on alcohol
25%
Cutting back on fresh fruits and vegetables
21%
Gone to a food bank for groceries
4%
Other
10%
None of these
19%
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Angus Reid Institute. (February 22, 2022). Are you or your household doing any of the following more than usual because of food prices? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303619/canada-change-in-food-buying-habits-due-to-increased-prices/
Angus Reid Institute. "Are you or your household doing any of the following more than usual because of food prices?." Chart. February 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303619/canada-change-in-food-buying-habits-due-to-increased-prices/
Angus Reid Institute. (2022). Are you or your household doing any of the following more than usual because of food prices?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303619/canada-change-in-food-buying-habits-due-to-increased-prices/
Angus Reid Institute. "Are You or Your Household Doing Any of The following More than Usual Because of Food Prices?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303619/canada-change-in-food-buying-habits-due-to-increased-prices/
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