During 2019, Kitchen Stories conducted a survey concerning eating habits among people living in the United Kingdom (UK). Among other aspects, it was found that more than half of the UK citizens participating in the study declared that eating together as a family was very important for them. Nevertheless, 3.51 percent of the respondents declared that it was not important at all.
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How important is it for you to eat together as a family?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Very important
56.42%
Fairly important
23%
Important
8.72%
Not very important
8.72%
Not important at all
3.51%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents56.42%56.42%23%23%8.72%8.72%8.72%8.72%3.51%3.51%Very importantFairly importantImportantNot very importantNot important at all
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Kitchen Stories. (December 20, 2019). How important is it for you to eat together as a family? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085433/family-meals-in-the-uk/
Kitchen Stories. "How important is it for you to eat together as a family?." Chart. December 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085433/family-meals-in-the-uk/
Kitchen Stories. (2019). How important is it for you to eat together as a family?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085433/family-meals-in-the-uk/
Kitchen Stories. "How Important Is It for You to Eat Together as a Family?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085433/family-meals-in-the-uk/
Kitchen Stories, How important is it for you to eat together as a family? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085433/family-meals-in-the-uk/ (last visited July 17, 2025)
How important is it for you to eat together as a family? [Graph], Kitchen Stories, December 20, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085433/family-meals-in-the-uk/
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