This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans regarding the type of candy they prefer to receive on Valentine's Day in 2017. The results were sorted by age. 67 percent of 18-to-29 year-old respondents stated they prefer chocolate on Valentine's Day in 2017.
What is your favorite type of candy to receive on Valentine's Day?
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Statista Survey. (January 31, 2017). What is your favorite type of candy to receive on Valentine's Day? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/668797/types-of-candies-americans-favor-as-valentine-s-day-gifts-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. "What is your favorite type of candy to receive on Valentine's Day?." Chart. January 31, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668797/types-of-candies-americans-favor-as-valentine-s-day-gifts-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. (2017). What is your favorite type of candy to receive on Valentine's Day?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668797/types-of-candies-americans-favor-as-valentine-s-day-gifts-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. "What Is Your Favorite Type of Candy to Receive on Valentine's Day?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668797/types-of-candies-americans-favor-as-valentine-s-day-gifts-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey, What is your favorite type of candy to receive on Valentine's Day? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668797/types-of-candies-americans-favor-as-valentine-s-day-gifts-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 15, 2025)
What is your favorite type of candy to receive on Valentine's Day? [Graph], Statista Survey, January 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/668797/types-of-candies-americans-favor-as-valentine-s-day-gifts-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
