Americans' attention to nutritional information on food packages, 2013

This graph shows the results of Gallup's Consumption Habits survey which was conducted in July 2013. Americans were surveyed on how much attention do they pay to the nutritional information that is printed on food packages. Some 36 percent of survey respondents indicated to pay 'a fair amount' on information such as calories, sugar, fat and vitamin content on food packaging.

Consumers' attention to nutritional information on food packages in the United States in 2013

Characteristic	Share of respondents
A great deal	32%
A fair amount	36%
Not much	18%
None at all	14%
No opinion	1%

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Release date

August 2013

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Region

United States

Survey time period

July 10 to July 14, 2013

Number of respondents

2,027 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The original question ran as follows: 'How much attention do you pay to the nutritional information that is printed on all food packages, including calories, and sugar, fat and vitamin content?'

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