This statistic shows the reasons for eating fast food in the United States as of August 2014. During the survey, 13.2 percent of respondents said that they ate fast food because they lacked other options.
Why do you choose to eat fast food?
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AYTM. (August 13, 2014). Why do you choose to eat fast food? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319106/reasons-for-eating-fast-food-us/
AYTM. "Why do you choose to eat fast food?." Chart. August 13, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319106/reasons-for-eating-fast-food-us/
AYTM. (2014). Why do you choose to eat fast food?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319106/reasons-for-eating-fast-food-us/
AYTM. "Why Do You Choose to Eat Fast Food?." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319106/reasons-for-eating-fast-food-us/
AYTM, Why do you choose to eat fast food? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319106/reasons-for-eating-fast-food-us/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Why do you choose to eat fast food? [Graph], AYTM, August 13, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/319106/reasons-for-eating-fast-food-us/