* Share of respondents who indicated to buy snacks often in the respective outlet.
** The survey polled more than 30,000 consumers in 60 countries throughout Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and North America. The sample has quotas based on age and sex for each country based on its Internet users and is weighted to be representative of Internet consumers. It has a margin of error of ±0.6 percent. This survey is based only on the behavior of respondents with online access. Internet penetration rates vary by country.
The survey does not specify the age group of respondents.
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North America: consumers' preferred retail channels for snacks 2014
This statistic presents the results of a survey conducted from February 17 to March 7, 2014. Internet users worldwide were polled in which kinds of retail outlets they buy snacks often. Some 16 percent of North American respondents indicated they shop for snacks often at discount and dollar stores.
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