Of the one thousand United States adults surveyed in 2022, most adults older than 44 said that not wasting food is "very important" to them. Interestingly, twelve percent of adults aged 18 to 29 reported that not wasting food was "not very important" to them.
How important is it to you personally to not throw away food?
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18 to 29 years old
30 to 44 years old
45 to 64 years old
65 years and older
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YouGov. (October 13, 2022). How important is it to you personally to not throw away food? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346133/no-food-waste-importance-by-age-united-states/
YouGov. "How important is it to you personally to not throw away food?." Chart. October 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346133/no-food-waste-importance-by-age-united-states/
YouGov. (2022). How important is it to you personally to not throw away food?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346133/no-food-waste-importance-by-age-united-states/
YouGov. "How Important Is It to You Personally to Not Throw Away Food?." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346133/no-food-waste-importance-by-age-united-states/
YouGov, How important is it to you personally to not throw away food? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346133/no-food-waste-importance-by-age-united-states/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
How important is it to you personally to not throw away food? [Graph], YouGov, October 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346133/no-food-waste-importance-by-age-united-states/