This statistic depicts the importance of health and/or sustainability issues when making food purchasing decisions in the United States as of 2017. Healthy and socially conscious was important to about 48 percent of respondents saying they are prioritizing healthy or socially conscious food purchases this year.
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Importance of health and/or sustainability issues when making food purchasing decisions in the United States as of 2017*
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This statistic depicts the importance of health and/or sustainability issues when making food purchasing decisions in the United States as of 2017. Healthy and socially conscious was important to about 48 percent of respondents saying they are prioritizing healthy or socially conscious food purchases this year.
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This statistic depicts the importance of health and/or sustainability issues when making food purchasing decisions in the United States as of 2017. Healthy and socially conscious was important to about 48 percent of respondents saying they are prioritizing healthy or socially conscious food purchases this year.
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- Release date
- May 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- year ended July 29,2017
- Method of interview
- Online panel
- Supplementary notes
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* Multiple answers were possible.
The source does not provide detailed information regarding the questions, and the number of respondents.
Nielsen answers on demand syndicated panel.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- year ended July 29,2017
- Method of interview
- Online panel
- Supplementary notes
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* Multiple answers were possible.
The source does not provide detailed information regarding the questions, and the number of respondents.
Nielsen answers on demand syndicated panel.
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