This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 regarding the reasons why they compost, with a breakdown by type of community. As of March 2017, some 58 percent of respondents living in suburban communities stated that they liked the idea of giving nutrients back to the earth.
Reasons why adults compost in the United States in 2017, by type of community*
Characteristic
City or urban community
Suburban community
Rural community
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Statista Survey. (April 1, 2017). Reasons why adults compost in the United States in 2017, by type of community* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/699779/americans-reasons-to-compost-united-states-by-type-of-community/
Statista Survey. "Reasons why adults compost in the United States in 2017, by type of community*." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/699779/americans-reasons-to-compost-united-states-by-type-of-community/
Statista Survey. (2017). Reasons why adults compost in the United States in 2017, by type of community*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/699779/americans-reasons-to-compost-united-states-by-type-of-community/
Statista Survey. "Reasons Why Adults Compost in The United States in 2017, by Type of Community*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/699779/americans-reasons-to-compost-united-states-by-type-of-community/
Statista Survey, Reasons why adults compost in the United States in 2017, by type of community* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/699779/americans-reasons-to-compost-united-states-by-type-of-community/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Reasons why adults compost in the United States in 2017, by type of community* [Graph], Statista Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/699779/americans-reasons-to-compost-united-states-by-type-of-community/