Table 1.

Inedible food waste (g/200kcal/per capita) by socio-demographic variables.

Variables	Total		Inedible Food Waste (Grams per Day)			Inedible Food Waste (Grams per 2000 kcal)			HEI 2015Diet Quality Score			% Energy from Ultra-Processed Foods
	n	%	Mean	SD	p-Value	Mean	SD	p-Value	Mean	SD	p-Value	Mean	SD	p-Value
Overall	747	100	78.7	42.73		85.5	48.78		67.1	9.91		59.6	10.75
Sex
Male	135	18.1	75.0	43.99	Ref.	74.2	44.22	Ref.	66.5	10.33	Ref.	58.4	10.46	Ref.
Female	612	81.9	79.6	42.66	0.255	88	49.41	0.003	67.2	9.82	0.48	59.9	10.8	0.13
Age
21–40	283	37.9	79.1	44.48	Ref.	85.4	53.4	Ref.	66.1	10.13	Ref.	60.2	11.08	Ref.
41–50	229	30.7	76.5	40.10	0.489	82.2	41.9	0.442	66.5	9.75	0.683	60.5	9.9	0.719
>51	235	31.5	80.4	43.17	0.734	88.9	49.2	0.4	68.8	9.62	0.002	58.2	11.02	0.039
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	362	48.50	83.7	45.89	Ref.	91.80	52.90	Ref.	69.6	10.15	Ref.	57.6	11.04	Ref.
Hispanic	303	40.60	72.8	35.77	0.001	76.20	37.62	0.0001	64.3	8.93	0.0001	63.3	8.69	0.0001
Other	82	11.00	78.7	49.22	0.399	92.40	59.75	0.931	66.1	9.37	0.002	55.1	12.29	0.081
Marital Status
Married	437	58.5	82.4	42.66	0.005	88.70	46.02	0.04	67.7	9.65	0.055	59.4	10.77	0.422
Single	310	41.5	73.5	42.36	Ref.	81.00	52.16	Ref.	66.2	10.23	Ref.	60	10.73	Ref.
Education
High school or less	251	33.60	70.2	32.67	Ref.	72.30	33.77	Ref.	63.6	9.22	Ref.	64.1	8.44	Ref.
Some College	163	21.80	77.1	46.52	0.102	81.10	49.85	0.05	66.1	9.9	0.011	60.5	10.15	0.0001
College or more	333	44.60	86.0	46.20	0.0001	97.60	54.66	<0.0001	70.2	9.48	0.0001	55.9	11.24	0.0001
Residential Property value
Tertile 1 (<$130k)	249	33.30	71.6	33.73	Ref.	74.00	35.04	Ref.	64.3	9.1	Ref.	63.9	8.3	Ref.
Tertile 2 ($130–293k)	249	33.30	77.6	46.31	0.095	87.20	55.36	0.0001	67.2	10.16	0.001	59.1	11.13	0.0001
Tertile 3 (>$293k)	249	33.30	87.1	45.69	0.0001	95.30	51.31	0.0001	69.8	9.69	0.0001	55.9	11.07	0.0001

HEI = Healthy Eating Index, n = sample size, SD = standard deviation, Ref. = reference group, $ United States dollars.