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Confident cooks 1. The figures below are based on the 1223 panel responses unless otherwise stated. Figures in parenthesis are based on the 497 UK vegan responses. |
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Overall, in the last year do you think your eating habits, both at home and when out, have become more or less healthy, or are they unchanged? | |||
| More healthy | 50% | (44%) | ||
| Unchanged | 38% | (47%) | ||
| Less healthy | 12% | (9%) | ||
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How confident would you feel about preparing and cooking a meal from scratch? | |||
| Not at all confident | 2% | (2%) | ||
| Not very confident | 8% | (5%) | ||
| Fairly confident | 27% | (23%) | ||
| Very confident | 63% | (70%) | ||
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How competent a cook do you consider yourself to be? | ||
| Not at all competent | 3% | (3%) | |
| Not very competent | 9% | (8%) | |
| Fairly competent | 54% | (53%) | |
| Very competent | 34% | (36%) | |
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How often, if at all, would you say that you refer to recipes? | |||
| Every day | 3% | (2%) | ||
| 2-3 times per week | 16% | (12%) | ||
| Once per week | 19% | (15%) | ||
| Once a fortnight | 13% | (16%) | ||
| Once a month | 13% | (16%) | ||
| Less often | 14% | (15%) | ||
| Special occasions only | 17% | (18%) | ||
| Never | 5% | (6%) | ||
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From which, if any, of the following sources do you and your household get your recipes? | ||
| Cookery books | 86% | (87%) | |
| Magazines | 47% | (42%) | |
| TV cookery programmes | 12% | (10%) | |
| Family | 31% | (24%) | |
| Friends | 39% | (35%) | |
| Shop cards/leaflets | 12% | (10%) | |
| Food packets | 27% | (26%) | |
| Newspapers | 10% | (9%) | |
| Internet | 59% | (52%) | |
| Radio cookery programmes | 1% | (1%) | |
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Approximately how many cookery books, if any, do you have in your household? | |||
| 1 | 3% | (2%) | ||
| 2 | 5% | (4%) | ||
| 3-4 | 15% | (13%) | ||
| 5-6 | 14% | (13%) | ||
| 7-8 | 10% | (11%) | ||
| 9-10 | 14% | (16%) | ||
| 11-15 | 14% | (17%) | ||
| 16-20 | 8% | (8%) | ||
| 21-30 | 8% | (7%) | ||
| 31+ | 8% | (8%) | ||
| None | 1% | (1%) | ||
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Which of the following best describes your work status? | ||
| Working full time (30+ hours per week) | 55% | (58%) | |
| Working part time (9-29 hours per week) | 11% | (13%) | |
| Unemployed - seeking work | 3% | (2%) | |
| Unemployed - not seeking work | 1% | (1%) | |
| Not working - retired | 1% | (1%) | |
| Not working - looking after house/children | 5% | (6%) | |
| Permanently sick/disabled | 1% | (2%) | |
| Student | 19% | (13%) | |
| Other | 4% | (4%) | |
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If working, what is your job title and the business of your employer? |
| 1. Computing/Information Technology (16%) including computer programmers, IT consultants, software developers and website designers. | |
| 2. Education and research (15%) including lecturers, teachers, tutors and researchers. | |
| 3. Clerical and administration (12%) including office administrators, secretaries and book-keepers. | |
| 4. General management (9%) including office managers, project managers and shop managers. | |
5. Nursing and carers (5%) including registered nurses, occupational therapists and carers. |
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| This was an open-ended question. Other jobs consistently mentioned included accountants, receptionists, customer service representatives, account managers, sales assistants, social workers, counsellors, editors and librarians. These figures are based on the responses of the 509 vegan panel members who answered this question. |
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How long have you been vegan (or vegetarian, if not vegan)? | |||
| Less than a year | 6% | (4%) | ||
| 1 to 2 years | 13% | (11%) | ||
| 2 to 5 years | 22% | (18%) | ||
| 5 to 10 years | 25% | (29%) | ||
| 10 to 20 years | 25% | (31%) | ||
| More than 20 years | 7% | (7%) | ||
| I am not vegan or vegetarian | 2% | (0%) | ||
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How often have you used the internet in the last 6 months? | ||
| Several times a day | 57% | (49%) | |
| Once a day | 20% | (20%) | |
| Several times a week | 19% | (25%) | |
| Once a week | 2% | (3%) | |
| Several times a month | 2% | (2%) | |
| Once a month or less | *% | (1%) | |
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Have you purchased products online during the last 6 months? | ||
| Yes | 81% | (83%) | |
| No | 19% | (17%) | |
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Do you intend to buy any Christmas presents online this year? | |||
| Yes | 58% | (62%) | ||
| No | 42% | (38%) | ||
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Did you buy any Christmas presents online last year? | ||
| Yes | 44% | (49%) | |
| No | 56% | (51%) | |
