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Grocery shopping frequency among U.S. households by age 2017
In-store grocery shopping frequency of U.S. households in 2017, by age group
by Jan Conway,
last edited
Oct 29, 2018
This statistic features the results of an online survey conducted in 2017 among U.S. household primary shoppers who were asked how often they go grocery shopping in a store. The findings indicate that 10 percent of U.S. consumers aged 18 to 29 years went grocery shopping more than four times a week, while the same was true for three percent of those aged 60 years or older.
In-store grocery shopping frequency of U.S. households in 2017, by age group
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| More than 4 times a week or everyday | 2-3 times a week | Once a week | 2-3 times per month | Once a month or less | |
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by Jan Conway,
last edited
Oct 29, 2018
This statistic features the results of an online survey conducted in 2017 among U.S. household primary shoppers who were asked how often they go grocery shopping in a store. The findings indicate that 10 percent of U.S. consumers aged 18 to 29 years went grocery shopping more than four times a week, while the same was true for three percent of those aged 60 years or older.
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- Release date
- March 2017
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- February 6 to 8, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,455 respondents
- Age group
- 18-69 years
- Special properties
- U.S. adult primary household grocery shoppers
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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The original question ran as follows: "How often have you gone shopping for grocery items in a store?"
Percentage points not equal to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- February 6 to 8, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,455 respondents
- Age group
- 18-69 years
- Special properties
- U.S. adult primary household grocery shoppers
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
-
The original question ran as follows: "How often have you gone shopping for grocery items in a store?"
Percentage points not equal to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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