In 2019/2020, asked in a survey how frequently they eat convenience food or prepared food, roughly 14 percent of respondents 65 years of age and older stated that they do so once a month. The share of those who said they did so a few times a week was highest among respondents from the youngest age bracket depicted here and came to 22 percent.
How often do you eat prepared or convenience food?*
* The original survey question was phrased as follows: "Thinking about cooking and eating, how often do you do the following? --- Eat prepared/convenience food."
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