This statistic presents the outcome of a 2017 survey that asked takeaway users in Great Britain for the times they are willing to wait for prepared food (i.e. takeaways) to be delivered. The results are broken down by frequent and infrequent users of takeaway services. The largest proportion of both frequent and infrequent takeaway users were willing to wait 31 to 45 minutes for food to be delivered, at 36 percent and 35 percent respectively.
When ordering prepared food, how long are you willing to wait for it to be delivered?
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YouGov. (November 20, 2017). When ordering prepared food, how long are you willing to wait for it to be delivered? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/928071/takeaways-time-willing-to-wait-for-delivery-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
YouGov. "When ordering prepared food, how long are you willing to wait for it to be delivered?." Chart. November 20, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/928071/takeaways-time-willing-to-wait-for-delivery-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
YouGov. (2017). When ordering prepared food, how long are you willing to wait for it to be delivered?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/928071/takeaways-time-willing-to-wait-for-delivery-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
YouGov. "When Ordering Prepared Food, How Long Are You Willing to Wait for It to Be Delivered?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/928071/takeaways-time-willing-to-wait-for-delivery-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
YouGov, When ordering prepared food, how long are you willing to wait for it to be delivered? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/928071/takeaways-time-willing-to-wait-for-delivery-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
When ordering prepared food, how long are you willing to wait for it to be delivered? [Graph], YouGov, November 20, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/928071/takeaways-time-willing-to-wait-for-delivery-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/