This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their perception who is responsible for the large amount of food waste, with a breakdown by gender. As of March 2017, more than 50 percent of the responding women stated that they believed consumers contributed a large amount to food waste.
Opinions on who is primarily responsible for food waste according to adults in the United States in 2017, by gender*
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Opinions on who is primarily responsible for food waste according to adults in the United States in 2017, by gender*
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Statista Survey. (April 1, 2017). Opinions on who is primarily responsible for food waste according to adults in the United States in 2017, by gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/699069/americans-responsibility-in-food-waste-united-states-by-gender/
Statista Survey. "Opinions on who is primarily responsible for food waste according to adults in the United States in 2017, by gender*." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/699069/americans-responsibility-in-food-waste-united-states-by-gender/
Statista Survey. (2017). Opinions on who is primarily responsible for food waste according to adults in the United States in 2017, by gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/699069/americans-responsibility-in-food-waste-united-states-by-gender/
Statista Survey. "Opinions on Who Is Primarily Responsible for Food Waste According to Adults in The United States in 2017, by Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/699069/americans-responsibility-in-food-waste-united-states-by-gender/
Statista Survey, Opinions on who is primarily responsible for food waste according to adults in the United States in 2017, by gender* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/699069/americans-responsibility-in-food-waste-united-states-by-gender/ (last visited January 31, 2025)
Opinions on who is primarily responsible for food waste according to adults in the United States in 2017, by gender* [Graph], Statista Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/699069/americans-responsibility-in-food-waste-united-states-by-gender/
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