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U.S. adult agreement with statements about food waste 2016

Agreement with statements relating to food waste in the United States as of 2016

The data displays the agreement with statements relating to food waste in the U.S. as of 2016. During the survey, some 77.2% agreed with the statement that they felt guilty when throwing away food.

Feel guilty when throwing away food	77.2
Throwing away food if the package date has passed reduces the chance someone will get sick from eating the food	69.7
Some food waste is necessary to make sure meals taste fresh and good	59.3
Throwing away food is bad for the environment	58.4
Waste more food when bought in large packages or large quantities during sales	52.9
It would be difficult to reduce household food waste further	51.2
Throwing away food is a major source of wasted money	42.1
Don't have enough time to worry about the amount of food wasted	24.1
Your household wastes more food than other households of your size	13.5

U.S. adult agreement with statements about food waste 2016

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