This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their reasons for throwing away food, with a breakdown by gender. As of March 2017, some 14 percent of the responding men stated that they threw away food a few days before the expiration date.
Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by gender*
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Statista Survey. (April 1, 2017). Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696066/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-gender/
Statista Survey. "Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by gender*." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696066/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-gender/
Statista Survey. (2017). Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696066/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-gender/
Statista Survey. "Reasons for Throwing Away Food in The United States in 2017, by Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696066/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-gender/
Statista Survey, Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by gender* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696066/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-gender/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by gender* [Graph], Statista Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696066/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-gender/