The statistic shows the attitude of consumers towards confectionery as part of a healthy lifestyle in the United Kingdom in 2015. Over half of consumers (53 percent) agreed that confectionery should be part of a balanced diet, but 27 percent maintain that confectionery should be removed from store checkouts, as it can contribute to childhood obesity.
Which of the below statements do you agree with?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Confectionery should be enjoyed as part of a healthy balanced diet
53%
Get rid of all confectionery at checkouts, the retailers are making parents lives more difficult and contributing to childhood obesity
27%
Leave confectionery at the checkouts alone, it´s convenient and teaches kids a valuable lesson that they can´t have everything they see
25%
I´m trying to cut down on the amount of confectionery I eat and seeing it by the checkouts makes it harder to do this
14%
If I do overindulge on confectionery I make sure I do additional exercise to make up for it
13%
I´m not worried about health and eat as much confectionery as I like
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Harris Interactive. (July 9, 2015). Which of the below statements do you agree with? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/533524/uk-consumers-attitude-confectionery-and-healthy-lifestyle/
Harris Interactive. "Which of the below statements do you agree with? ." Chart. July 9, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/533524/uk-consumers-attitude-confectionery-and-healthy-lifestyle/
Harris Interactive. (2015). Which of the below statements do you agree with? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/533524/uk-consumers-attitude-confectionery-and-healthy-lifestyle/
Harris Interactive. "Which of The below Statements Do You Agree With? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jul 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/533524/uk-consumers-attitude-confectionery-and-healthy-lifestyle/
Harris Interactive, Which of the below statements do you agree with? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/533524/uk-consumers-attitude-confectionery-and-healthy-lifestyle/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Which of the below statements do you agree with? [Graph], Harris Interactive, July 9, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/533524/uk-consumers-attitude-confectionery-and-healthy-lifestyle/
