This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their reasons for throwing away food, with a breakdown by type of building. As of March 2017, some 59 percent of respondents living in detached houses stated that they threw away food when it did not look right anymore.
Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by type of building
Characteristic
Detached house
Apartment building
Other (e.g. trailer park, gated community)
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Statista Survey. (April 1, 2017). Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by type of building [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696084/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-building-type/
Statista Survey. "Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by type of building." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696084/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-building-type/
Statista Survey. (2017). Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by type of building. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696084/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-building-type/
Statista Survey. "Reasons for Throwing Away Food in The United States in 2017, by Type of Building." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696084/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-building-type/
Statista Survey, Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by type of building Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696084/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-building-type/ (last visited September 08, 2024)
Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by type of building [Graph], Statista Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696084/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-building-type/
