Table 4. Regression model results among items not saved for later.
| (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARIABLES | OLS of Food Waste Rate for this item | LPM = 1 if any remains uneaten | OLS Kcals of the item selected | OLS Kcals consumed of the item |
| This food item is a leftover | 0.047 | 0.096* | -12.428 | -16.115 |
| from previous meals? (yes, = 1; no, = 0) |
(0.028) | (0.052) | (13.265) | (13.280) |
| # of food items in this meal | -0.008** | -0.019** | 0.388 | 6.222* |
| that are leftovers from a previous meal | (0.004) | (0.007) | (3.296) | (3.013) |
| # of food items in this meal | -0.030* | -0.056 | -- | -8.810 |
| that are saved to become a leftover | (0.017) | (0.044) | (5.755) | |
| # of food items selected | -0.002 | -0.012** | -10.133** | -22.981*** |
| for this meal | (0.003) | (0.005) | (4.204) | (5.466) |
| Hundreds of kcal selected | 0.007* | 0.013* | 15.594*** | |
| for this meal | (0.004) | (0.006) | (3.752) | |
| If this meal happens on a | 0.006 | 0.002 | -3.955 | 6.513 |
| weekend (if yes = 1; if no = 0) | (0.014) | (0.039) | (7.458) | (8.236) |
| Item’s energy intensity | -0.008* | -0.018** | 10.412*** | 10.248*** |
| (Kcal/gram) | (0.004) | (0.007) | (1.431) | (1.634) |
| Relative humidity–daily min | -0.000 | 0.000 | 0.602*** | 0.608*** |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.180) | (0.188) | |
| Hundreds Kcal from all the | -- | -- | -2.478 | = = |
| food items in this meal except for this particular item | (2.188) | |||
| Food type (default = Dairy and Egg Products) | ||||
| Baked Products | 0.013 | 0.050 | 59.806** | 49.941** |
| (0.018) | (0.044) | (22.965) | (18.363) | |
| Cereals and pasta | 0.021 | 0.023 | 112.709*** | 100.461*** |
| (0.024) | (0.036) | (22.564) | (21.283) | |
| Fast Food & Restaurant | 0.062** | 0.092* | 192.551*** | 117.023*** |
| (0.029) | (0.046) | (17.419) | (18.231) | |
| Fruits and Fruit Juices | -0.002 | 0.004 | -8.934 | -7.706 |
| (0.015) | (0.042) | (18.312) | (18.605) | |
| Nut Seed Legumes | 0.037 | 0.037 | 21.933 | 26.432 |
| (0.027) | (0.049) | (22.920) | (23.766) | |
| Oils Sauces Spices Herbs | 0.044 | 0.114 | -40.312*** | -46.522*** |
| (0.026) | (0.068) | (8.626) | (6.971) | |
| Poultry Sausages Pork Beef Fish Lamb | -0.009 | -0.008 | 62.657*** | 60.956*** |
| (0.010) | (0.030) | (19.062) | (15.526) | |
| Sweets | 0.003 | -0.002 | 26.013 | 14.097 |
| (0.014) | (0.035) | (21.226) | (14.582) | |
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.014 | 0.004 | -59.057*** | -46.821*** |
| (0.018) | (0.030) | (12.499) | (15.264) | |
| Meal (default = Breakfast) | ||||
| Dinner | -0.003 | 0.016 | 43.775*** | 21.508** |
| (0.016) | (0.036) | (13.567) | (8.656) | |
| Lunch | 0.026 | 0.074* | 49.769*** | 21.360* |
| (0.023) | (0.043) | (16.135) | (10.508) | |
| Snack | 0.018 | 0.039 | 4.422 | 14.028 |
| (0.018) | (0.039) | (13.191) | (11.488) | |
| Constant | -0.014 | -0.047 | 81.791*** | 74.860*** |
| (0.037) | (0.080) | (23.884) | (24.132) | |
| Individual Fixed Effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Study Day Fixed Effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Observations | 1,127 | 1,127 | 1,127 | 1,127 |
| R-squared | 0.216 | 0.231 | 0.407 | 0.469 |
OLS is Ordinary Least Squares. LPM is Linear Probability Model. Robust standard errors clustered at the subject level are in parentheses.