Table 2.
Household food expenditures and purchasing behavior.
| Baseline (n = 509) | Baseline and Follow-up (n = 396) | |
|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 restrictions | ||
| Indoor dining | ||
| Fully open/available | 11.8% | 12.1% |
| Partially open/available | 63.3% | 62.9% |
| Closed/unavailable | 19.1% | 18.9% |
| Not sure | 5.9% | 6.1% |
| Outdoor dining | ||
| Fully Open/available | 21.4% | 21.7% |
| Partially Open/available | 67.0% | 66.7% |
| Closed/unavailable | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Not sure | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| Respondent opinion on restriction in community | ||
| Too much | 24.2% | 23.2% |
| About right | 2.6% | 2.8% |
| Too little | 73.3% | 74.0% |
| Food-related routines | ||
| Food Expendituresa | ||
| Food at home | 74.6% | 74.6% |
| Food away from home | 25.4% | 25.4% |
| Grocery shopping method | ||
| In-store shopping | 97.1% | 97.2% |
| Curbside pick-up shopping | 26.3% | 24.5% |
| Delivery | 20.8% | 19.7% |
| Other | 9.0% | 7.8% |
| Grocery shopping frequency | ||
| More than once a week | 19.5% | 18.7% |
| Once a week | 53.1% | 53.3% |
| Less than once a week | 27.5% | 28.0% |
| Grocery shopping 30+ minutes | 64.4% | 65.1% |
| Check nutrition labels | ||
| Never/rarely | 17.3% | 16.4% |
| Sometimes | 31.2% | 33.6% |
| Often/always | 51.5% | 50.0% |
| Check expiration or date labels | ||
| Never/rarely | 8.7% | 8.3% |
| Sometimes | 20.0% | 20.7% |
| Often/always | 71.3% | 71.0% |
| Food disposal behaviors | ||
| Refrigerator cleaning frequency | ||
| Never/rarely | 8.6% | |
| Sometimes | 31.1% | |
| Often/very often | 60.4% | |
| Use own car to do shopping | 94.5% | 94.4% |
| Compost/food waste disposal service | 22.0% | |
| Pet/animals that eat unwanted food | 19.7% |
a
n = 507 in Baseline and n = 395 in Baseline and Follow-up.