This graph shows what proportion of American workers bought their lunch as opposed to bringing a lunch to work with them. 35% of workers don't buy lunch throughout the week.
Do you buy your lunch or do you bring your own lunch to work?
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Accounting Principals. (January 31, 2012). Do you buy your lunch or do you bring your own lunch to work? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220958/lunch-habits-of-american-workers/
Accounting Principals. "Do you buy your lunch or do you bring your own lunch to work?." Chart. January 31, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220958/lunch-habits-of-american-workers/
Accounting Principals. (2012). Do you buy your lunch or do you bring your own lunch to work?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220958/lunch-habits-of-american-workers/
Accounting Principals. "Do You Buy Your Lunch or Do You Bring Your Own Lunch to Work?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220958/lunch-habits-of-american-workers/
Accounting Principals, Do you buy your lunch or do you bring your own lunch to work? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220958/lunch-habits-of-american-workers/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Do you buy your lunch or do you bring your own lunch to work? [Graph], Accounting Principals, January 31, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/220958/lunch-habits-of-american-workers/