U.K.: Food insecure adults going a day without food in 2020

In 2020, approximately 28 percent of participants in the United Kingdom* (U.K.) stated in a survey that at some point during the last 12 months, they did not eat for a whole day because they could not afford it.
The base for the survey were all respondents who any adults in household cut/skipped meals, or respondent ate less/didn't eat/lost weight, in the last 12 months because there wasn't enough money for food.

Share of food insecure adults that went a day without food in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020

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Release date

June 2021

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Region

United Kingdom (England, Wales, Northern Ireland)

Survey time period

July 29 to October 6, 2020

Number of respondents

1,060 respondents

Age group

16-75+

Special properties

Weighted total

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Participants were asked: "In the last 12 months, did you or any other adults in your household ever not eat for a whole day because there wasn't enough money for food?"

BASE: All where any adult in household cut/skipped meals, or respondent ate less/didn't eat/lost weight, in the last 12 months because there wasn't enough money for food.

*The surveyed region includes England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Scotland is not included.

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