Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Food and You Surveys (2010-2018), and Food and You 2 (2020- ) are bi-annual, cross-sectional surveys of adults aged 16 years and over living in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, commissioned by the Food Standards Agency. Food and You provides data about the prevalence of different attitudes, reported behaviour and knowledge about ways in which food is purchased, stored, prepared and eaten.Food and You, 2010-2018From 2010, Food and You became the FSA’s flagship social survey. In addition, the FSA conducted regular tracking surveys including the bi-annual Public Attitudes Tracker and annual Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) Consumer Attitudes Tracker (these studies are not held at UKDS. From Wave 4, Food and You included new questions to cover affordability of food, choice, security and sustainability.Food and You 2, 2020-In 2018, the FSA’s Advisory Committee for Social Science (ACSS) recommended that Food and You and the Public Attitudes Tracker were replaced with a new ‘push-to-web’ survey, Food and You 2, which was commissioned in 2019 with data collection commencing in July 2020. Due to differences in the survey methodologies, comparisons cannot be made between the earlier Food and You surveys, or the Public Attitudes Tracker, and Food and You 2. Therefore Food and You 2, 2020 is the start of a new data time series. Data will be collected through Food and You 2 on a bi-annual basis. Unlike the previous surveys, as well as the standard End User Licence (EUL) study for Food and You 2 the UKDS also holds additional variables under Special Licence (see SN 8815). Further information may be found on the FSA's Food and You Survey webpage.
Food and You 2, 2020-2023The Food and You 2 survey was conducted using a push-to-web methodology and explored participants’ food-related knowledge, behaviours and attitudes. Push-to-web is a quantitative data collection method in which participants are contacted using an offline means of contact and asked to complete an online survey. In this survey, participants were contacted by letter, with those who chose not to complete the online survey, after the initial reminder, subsequently sent a postal version.A set of additional variables for Food and You 2, covering food allergies and related demographics is available under SN 8815, subject to more restrictive Special Licence access conditions.Latest edition informationFor the eighth edition (June 2024), data and documentation for Wave 7 have been added to the study.
Main Topics:
Food and You 2: Wave 1Trust in FSA and the food supply chainConcerns about foodFood securityFood shoppingFood safety in the homeFood and You 2: Wave 2Trust in FSA and the food supply chainConcerns about foodFood securityEating out and takeawaysFood hypersensitivities Food safety in the homeFood and You 2: Wave 3Trust in FSA and the food supply chainConcerns about foodFood securityFood shopping and labellingOnline platformsFood-related behaviours and eating habitsFood and You 2: Wave 4Trust in FSA and the food supply chainConcerns about foodFood securityEating out and takeawaysFood hypersensitivities Food safety in the home Food shopping: sustainability and environmental impactSustainable diets, meat alternatives and genetic technologiesFood and You 2: Wave 5Trust in FSA and the food supply chain Concerns about foodFood security Food shopping and labellingOnline platforms Food safety in the homeFood and You 2: Wave 6Trust in FSA and the food supply chainConcerns about foodFood securityEating out and takeawaysFood hypersensitivitiesFood safety in the home Food and You 2: Wave 7Trust in FSA and the food supply chainConcerns about foodFood securityEating out and takeawaysFood hypersensitivitiesFood safety in the home
Multi-stage stratified random sample
Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)
