Table 2. Survey results (selected) and chi-square tests a .
| ALL | Age | Gender | Child/ren under 18 in Household | Household Income Quintile b | Highest Educational Attainment | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 65 | 65 or Older | Female | Male | Yes | No | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | <High School | High School | Some College | College Graduate | ||
| Perceived knowledge about reducing waste of food | ||||||||||||||||
| Very knowledgeable | 24% | 23%* | 30%* | 24% | 24% | 13%* | 27%* | 26% | 27% | 22% | 20% | 23% | 25% | 22% | 27% | 22% |
| Not very, somewhat, or fairly | 76% | 77%* | 70%* | 76% | 76% | 87%* | 73%* | 74% | 73% | 78% | 80% | 77% | 75% | 78% | 73% | 78% |
| Estimated U.S. waste of food | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 or 10% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 10%* | 10%* | 13% | 9% | 15%* | 7%* | 7%* | 9%* | 12%* | 17%* | 7%* | 8%* | 12%* |
| 20% | 33% | 33% | 35% | 32%* | 35%* | 29% | 35% | 26%* | 27%* | 45%* | 36%* | 41%* | 24%* | 32%* | 35%* | 36%* |
| 40% | 45% | 45% | 43% | 42%* | 47%* | 43% | 45% | 37%* | 52%* | 43%* | 47%* | 41%* | 39%* | 47%* | 43%* | 46%* |
| 60% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 16%* | 8%* | 15% | 11% | 23%* | 14%* | 5%* | 5%* | 5%* | 19%* | 14%* | 14%* | 6%* |
| Estimated household food discards | ||||||||||||||||
| 0% | 13% | 12%* | 20%* | 12% | 14% | 6%* | 15%* | 15% | 14% | 17% | 9% | 13% | 18% | 11% | 13% | 13% |
| 10% | 56% | 55%* | 59%* | 53% | 59% | 56%* | 56%* | 51% | 58% | 50% | 62% | 56% | 51% | 56% | 54% | 59% |
| 20% | 21% | 22%* | 17%* | 24% | 19% | 26%* | 20%* | 24% | 16% | 21% | 22% | 21% | 16% | 22% | 25% | 19% |
| 30% | 10% | 11%* | 5%* | 11% | 8% | 12%* | 9%* | 10% | 12% | 11% | 2% | 10% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 9% |
| Estimated household waste of food compared to the average American | ||||||||||||||||
| More | 3% | 3%* | 2%* | 4%* | 2%* | 7%* | 2%* | 4%* | 2%* | 3%* | 2%* | 6%* | 4% | 2% | 3% | 4% |
| The same | 24% | 26%* | 15%* | 27%* | 20%* | 27%* | 23%* | 28%* | 21%* | 16%* | 20%* | 35%* | 30% | 24% | 25% | 20% |
| Less | 73% | 71%* | 84%* | 69%* | 78%* | 66%* | 75%* | 68%* | 77%* | 80%* | 77%* | 59%* | 66% | 74% | 73% | 76% |
| Acceptance of brown banana | ||||||||||||||||
| 0–24% | 35% | 35% | 36% | 40%* | 30%* | 31% | 37% | 47%* | 33%* | 34%* | 27%* | 34%* | 46% | 38% | 29% | 34% |
| 25–49% | 32% | 32% | 33% | 30%* | 35%* | 37% | 31% | 26%* | 36%* | 30%* | 40%* | 28%* | 29% | 31% | 35% | 33% |
| 50–74% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 18%* | 19%* | 22% | 18% | 13%* | 17%* | 25%* | 22%* | 19%* | 12% | 19% | 20% | 20% |
| 75–100% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 12%* | 16%* | 10% | 15% | 14%* | 14%* | 11%* | 11%* | 19%* | 13% | 12% | 16% | 13% |
| Perceived current effort to minimize waste of food | ||||||||||||||||
| A lot of current effort | 35% | 33%* | 47%* | 36% | 34% | 38%* | 28%* | 43% | 37% | 30% | 32% | 35% | 37% | 35% | 39% | 32% |
| None, a little, or a medium amount | 65% | 67%* | 53%* | 64% | 66% | 62%* | 72%* | 57% | 63% | 70% | 68% | 69% | 63% | 65% | 61% | 68% |
* p<0.05
a For each chi-square test, the percentages shown represent column proportions.
b Household Income Quintiles: Q1: less than $29,000; Q2: $30,000 to $59,999; Q3: $60,000 to $84,999; Q4: $85,000 to $124,999; Q5: $125,000 or more.