This statistic gives an overview of the distribution of males and females who reported being personally responsible for selecting the majority of the items to be bought from supermarkets and food shops for their households in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014. Of males, 86 percent felt responsible for the selection, while 95 percent of female felt it was their choice to select the majority of grocery items.
Share of adults who are responsible for the item-selection when grocery shopping for their household in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by gender**
*The unweighted base is divided as follows:
n (male) = 1,095
n (female) = 970
**The question was asked as follows: "Thinking about your household's food and grocery shopping, are you personally responsible for selecting half or more of the items to be bought from supermarkets and food shops?"
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Populus, & Social Market Foundation. (August 31, 2014). Share of adults who are responsible for the item-selection when grocery shopping for their household in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by gender** [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/471425/united-kingdom-adults-responsible-for-grocery-shopping-for-household/
Populus, und Social Market Foundation. "Share of adults who are responsible for the item-selection when grocery shopping for their household in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by gender**." Chart. August 31, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/471425/united-kingdom-adults-responsible-for-grocery-shopping-for-household/
Populus, Social Market Foundation. (2014). Share of adults who are responsible for the item-selection when grocery shopping for their household in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by gender**. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/471425/united-kingdom-adults-responsible-for-grocery-shopping-for-household/
Populus, and Social Market Foundation. "Share of Adults Who Are Responsible for The Item-selection When Grocery Shopping for Their Household in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2014, by Gender**." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2014, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/471425/united-kingdom-adults-responsible-for-grocery-shopping-for-household/
Populus & Social Market Foundation, Share of adults who are responsible for the item-selection when grocery shopping for their household in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by gender** Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/471425/united-kingdom-adults-responsible-for-grocery-shopping-for-household/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Share of adults who are responsible for the item-selection when grocery shopping for their household in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by gender** [Graph], Populus, & Social Market Foundation, August 31, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/471425/united-kingdom-adults-responsible-for-grocery-shopping-for-household/
