This statistic shows the share of British adults claiming they are too busy to cook meals as often as they would like in Great Britain from biennial surveys conducted in 2005 up to to 2015. Over this period, the proportion of those agreeing they are too busy to cook declined by a total of 13 percent.
Share of British adults agreeing with the statement "I'm too busy to cook meals as often as I would like" in Great Britain from 2005 to 2015
Respondents were asked to say whether the statement applied to them personally a lot, a little or not at all. Results are for 'a lot' and 'a little' responses. Number of respondents for 2007, 2009 and 2011 surveys not given. In 2013 there were 1,029 respondents.
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Bord Bia. (October 1, 2015). Share of British adults agreeing with the statement "I'm too busy to cook meals as often as I would like" in Great Britain from 2005 to 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/303131/trend-in-adults-too-busy-to-cook-great-britain-uk/
Bord Bia. "Share of British adults agreeing with the statement "I'm too busy to cook meals as often as I would like" in Great Britain from 2005 to 2015." Chart. October 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303131/trend-in-adults-too-busy-to-cook-great-britain-uk/
Bord Bia. (2015). Share of British adults agreeing with the statement "I'm too busy to cook meals as often as I would like" in Great Britain from 2005 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303131/trend-in-adults-too-busy-to-cook-great-britain-uk/
Bord Bia. "Share of British Adults Agreeing with The Statement "I'm Too Busy to Cook Meals as Often as I Would Like" in Great Britain from 2005 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303131/trend-in-adults-too-busy-to-cook-great-britain-uk/
Bord Bia, Share of British adults agreeing with the statement "I'm too busy to cook meals as often as I would like" in Great Britain from 2005 to 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303131/trend-in-adults-too-busy-to-cook-great-britain-uk/ (last visited January 03, 2025)
Share of British adults agreeing with the statement "I'm too busy to cook meals as often as I would like" in Great Britain from 2005 to 2015 [Graph], Bord Bia, October 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/303131/trend-in-adults-too-busy-to-cook-great-britain-uk/
