This statistic shows the results of a survey on the share of consumers who try to avoid genetically modified (GM)/bioengineered (BE) foods in the United States as of 2018, by age. According to the survey results, a 59 percent share of respondents aged between 25 to 34 years old claimed to entirely or somewhat try to avoid GM/BE foods.
Share of consumers who try to avoid genetically modified (GM)/bioengineered (BE) foods in the U.S. as of 2018, by age*
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Share of consumers who try to avoid genetically modified (GM)/bioengineered (BE) foods in the U.S. as of 2018, by age*
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Original survey question: "To what extent do you try to avoid foods that have been genetically modified/bioengineered (BE)?"
* Results correspond to the respondents who answered "Entirely or Somewhat" to the question above.
Survey methodology is available on page two of the report.
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Food Insight, & IFIC. (June 1, 2018). Share of consumers who try to avoid genetically modified (GM)/bioengineered (BE) foods in the U.S. as of 2018, by age* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/883026/us-consumers-who-try-to-avoid-gm-foods-by-age/
Food Insight, und IFIC. "Share of consumers who try to avoid genetically modified (GM)/bioengineered (BE) foods in the U.S. as of 2018, by age*." Chart. June 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/883026/us-consumers-who-try-to-avoid-gm-foods-by-age/
Food Insight, IFIC. (2018). Share of consumers who try to avoid genetically modified (GM)/bioengineered (BE) foods in the U.S. as of 2018, by age*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/883026/us-consumers-who-try-to-avoid-gm-foods-by-age/
Food Insight, and IFIC. "Share of Consumers Who Try to Avoid Genetically Modified (Gm)/Bioengineered (Be) Foods in The U.S. as of 2018, by Age*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/883026/us-consumers-who-try-to-avoid-gm-foods-by-age/
Food Insight & IFIC, Share of consumers who try to avoid genetically modified (GM)/bioengineered (BE) foods in the U.S. as of 2018, by age* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/883026/us-consumers-who-try-to-avoid-gm-foods-by-age/ (last visited April 27, 2025)
Share of consumers who try to avoid genetically modified (GM)/bioengineered (BE) foods in the U.S. as of 2018, by age* [Graph], Food Insight, & IFIC, June 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/883026/us-consumers-who-try-to-avoid-gm-foods-by-age/
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