This statistic displays public opinion regarding the extent to which taxing sugar in soft drinks would reduce obesity in the United Kingdom (UK), as of November 2015. Of respondents, 26 percent somewhat agree that taxing sugar in soft drinks would reduce obesity in the UK significantly.
To what extent do you agree or disagree that taxing sugar in soft drinks would reduce obesity in the UK significantly?
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Populus. (December 4, 2015). To what extent do you agree or disagree that taxing sugar in soft drinks would reduce obesity in the UK significantly? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/496424/public-opinion-taxing-sugar-would-reduce-obesity-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Populus. "To what extent do you agree or disagree that taxing sugar in soft drinks would reduce obesity in the UK significantly?." Chart. December 4, 2015. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/496424/public-opinion-taxing-sugar-would-reduce-obesity-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Populus. (2015). To what extent do you agree or disagree that taxing sugar in soft drinks would reduce obesity in the UK significantly?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/496424/public-opinion-taxing-sugar-would-reduce-obesity-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Populus. "To What Extent Do You Agree or Disagree That Taxing Sugar in Soft Drinks Would Reduce Obesity in The Uk Significantly?." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/496424/public-opinion-taxing-sugar-would-reduce-obesity-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Populus, To what extent do you agree or disagree that taxing sugar in soft drinks would reduce obesity in the UK significantly? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/496424/public-opinion-taxing-sugar-would-reduce-obesity-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 15, 2025)
To what extent do you agree or disagree that taxing sugar in soft drinks would reduce obesity in the UK significantly? [Graph], Populus, December 4, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/496424/public-opinion-taxing-sugar-would-reduce-obesity-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
