Did you perhaps want a word other than "several"? Several is commonly understood to be a single digit figure, above 1, but well below 9. The habits or prefere

Did you perhaps want a word other than "several"? Several is commonly understood to be a single digit figure, above 1, but well below 9. The habits or preferences of "several" people in the entire world don't mean anything. ("Several percent", and you've got something).