Importance of food waste to adults in the U.S. in 2022, by gender

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Nils-Gerrit Wunsch,
Feb 1, 2023
In 2022, approximately 53 percent of male survey respondents in the United States stated that not throwing away extra food is very important to them. By comparison, the share of female respondents who considered this issue very important was about 57 percent.

Importance of not throwing away extra food to adults in the United States (U.S.) in 2022, by gender

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Release date

2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

October 3 to 6, 2022

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Respondents were asked: "How important is it to you personally to not throw away food?"

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