Snacks eaten by over 60's in the UK & Ireland 2014

This statistic shows the distribution of snacking occasions made by those over 60 years of age in the UK and Ireland in 2014, by snack type. According to the survey conducted for Bord Bia Irish Food Board, respondents aged over 60 reported snacking on confectionery on 17 percent of occasions.

Distribution of over 60's snacking occasions in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland in 2014, by snack type

Characteristic	Share of snacking occasions
Confectionery	17%
Fruit	14%
Crisps/salted	11%
Bread/rolls and crackers	11%
Sweet bakery	11%
Diary and ice-cream	8%
Biscuits (sweet)	8%
Breakfast food	5%
Drinks	4%
Fast food	3%
Non confectionery bars	3%
Hot and cold cooked foods	3%

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Release date

March 2014

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Region

Ireland, United Kingdom

Survey time period

2014

Number of respondents

3,000*

Age group

60 years and older

Special properties

1,268 snacking occasions

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Research was conducted in two phases as follows:
Qualitative: four focus groups with 16-35 year olds in Ireland and several online discussion groups in the UK, with 56 respondents broken down by life stage and region.
Quantitative: online survey across Ireland and the UK with nationally represetative sample of 3,000 respondents, plus additional data from mums recording a 'snacking' diary for kids aged 10-15 years (= 4,886 snacking occasions).

The source states that findings between Ireland and the UK were very similar and therefore outlined figures are an average across both markets. In total the data covers 12,244 snacking occasions.

Figures do not sum to 100 due to rounding.

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