U.S. adults' perception of food poisoning risk 2019

This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults that believed some people such as pregnant women, the elderly, or young children have a higher risk of being affected by food poisoning as of 2019. According to the data, 55 percent of respondents believed some people are at higher risk of getting food poisoning.

Percentage of U.S. adults that believed some people have a higher risk of being affected by food poisoning as of 2019*

Characteristic	Percentage of repondents
Higher risk	55%
Lower risk	0%
Same risk	37%
Don't know	7%

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

October to November, 2019

Number of respondents

2,227 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* Original Question: "Do you think certain types of people such as pregnant women, the elderly, or young children have a higher risk, lower risk, or the same risk of getting food poisoning as everyone else?"

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