In 2019/2020, a combined ** percent of the 18-24 year-olds in the United Kingdom (UK) agreed that they never had time to prepare meals and eat well, compared to ** percent of the respondents aged between 55 and 64. Approximately ** percent of the respondents within the ** to ** age group strongly disagreed with this statement.
* The original survey question was phrased as follows: "To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statements below? --- I like to eat well but never have the time to prepare things."
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