This statistic shows the reasons consumers purchased fresh or packaged organic food in the last 30 days in the United States as of June 2017. During the survey, 76 percent of respondents reported that they bought organic food in order to get healthier foods.
Reasons consumers purchased fresh or packaged organic food in the last 30 days in the United States as of June 2017
Among respondents who purchased organic food in the last 30 days
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Thinking about the organic food that you bought in the past 30 days (Include fruits, vegetables, meat,
fish, grains and packaged foods.) Was the following a reason that you bought organic food, or not?"
Multiple answers were possible.
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Pew Research Center. (December 1, 2016). Reasons consumers purchased fresh or packaged organic food in the last 30 days in the United States as of June 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/256632/us-consumers-reasons-for-purchasing-organic-fresh-produce/
Pew Research Center. "Reasons consumers purchased fresh or packaged organic food in the last 30 days in the United States as of June 2017." Chart. December 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256632/us-consumers-reasons-for-purchasing-organic-fresh-produce/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Reasons consumers purchased fresh or packaged organic food in the last 30 days in the United States as of June 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256632/us-consumers-reasons-for-purchasing-organic-fresh-produce/
Pew Research Center. "Reasons Consumers Purchased Fresh or Packaged Organic Food in The Last 30 Days in The United States as of June 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256632/us-consumers-reasons-for-purchasing-organic-fresh-produce/
Pew Research Center, Reasons consumers purchased fresh or packaged organic food in the last 30 days in the United States as of June 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256632/us-consumers-reasons-for-purchasing-organic-fresh-produce/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Reasons consumers purchased fresh or packaged organic food in the last 30 days in the United States as of June 2017 [Graph], Pew Research Center, December 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/256632/us-consumers-reasons-for-purchasing-organic-fresh-produce/
