This statistic shows the share of respondents to an opinion poll who support or oppose three possible government measures to encourage lower sugar consumption in Great Britain in 2014. There has been a lot of media coverage in Britain recently regarding the effects of a diet high in sugar, fat and salt on health, prompting the survey into peoples' attitudes towards healthy eating and measures such as a proposed 'Sugar Tax'. Of respondents to this particular question, 73 percent supported a proposal for fixed limits on the amount of sugar allowed in certain foods.
Thinking about sugar in particular, would you support or oppose the government introducing the following...?
Characteristic
Support
Oppose
Don't know
A tax on sugary drinks (also known as a Sugar Tax)
45%
54%
1%
A ban on sugary drinks in all UK schools and academies
66%
33%
1%
Fixed limits on the amount of sugar allowed in certain foods
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Populus. (May 7, 2014). Thinking about sugar in particular, would you support or oppose the government introducing the following...? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319285/public-opinion-measures-reduce-sugar-intake-in-great-britain-uk/
Populus. "Thinking about sugar in particular, would you support or oppose the government introducing the following...?." Chart. May 7, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319285/public-opinion-measures-reduce-sugar-intake-in-great-britain-uk/
Populus. (2014). Thinking about sugar in particular, would you support or oppose the government introducing the following...?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319285/public-opinion-measures-reduce-sugar-intake-in-great-britain-uk/
Populus. "Thinking about Sugar in Particular, Would You Support or Oppose The Government Introducing The Following...?." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319285/public-opinion-measures-reduce-sugar-intake-in-great-britain-uk/
Populus, Thinking about sugar in particular, would you support or oppose the government introducing the following...? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319285/public-opinion-measures-reduce-sugar-intake-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Thinking about sugar in particular, would you support or oppose the government introducing the following...? [Graph], Populus, May 7, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/319285/public-opinion-measures-reduce-sugar-intake-in-great-britain-uk/
