This statistic shows the share of consumers who describe themselves as focused on eating when necessary but don't care about what they eat in the United States as of June 2016. During the survey, 29 percent of respondents said the statement "I eat when necessary but don't care very much about what I eat" described them fairly well.
Share of consumers who describe themselves as focused on eating when necessary but don't care about what they eat in the United States as of June 2016
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How do these statements describes you? I eat when necessary but don't care very much about what I eat."
Respondents who did not give an answer are not shown.
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Pew Research Center. (December 1, 2016). Share of consumers who describe themselves as focused on eating when necessary but don't care about what they eat in the United States as of June 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/735960/consumers-who-don-t-care-about-what-they-eat-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. "Share of consumers who describe themselves as focused on eating when necessary but don't care about what they eat in the United States as of June 2016." Chart. December 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/735960/consumers-who-don-t-care-about-what-they-eat-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. (2016). Share of consumers who describe themselves as focused on eating when necessary but don't care about what they eat in the United States as of June 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/735960/consumers-who-don-t-care-about-what-they-eat-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. "Share of Consumers Who Describe Themselves as Focused on Eating When Necessary but Don't Care about What They Eat in The United States as of June 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/735960/consumers-who-don-t-care-about-what-they-eat-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center, Share of consumers who describe themselves as focused on eating when necessary but don't care about what they eat in the United States as of June 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/735960/consumers-who-don-t-care-about-what-they-eat-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 15, 2025)
Share of consumers who describe themselves as focused on eating when necessary but don't care about what they eat in the United States as of June 2016 [Graph], Pew Research Center, December 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/735960/consumers-who-don-t-care-about-what-they-eat-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
