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. 2021 Jul 24;174:105815. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105815

Table 1.

Principal descriptive statistics of change in behaviors during the quarantine.

Compared to before the quarantine, during the quarantine… Disagree/Less Neutral/Just as much Agree/More
Food Waste
The food waste produced in the household was… 51.6% 40.1% 8.3%
Motivation
I felt less/more guilty about throwing away food 5.3% 57.7% 37%
I thought people in my surroundings found wasting food to be less/just as much/more important 5.1% 56% 38.9%
Opportunity
The shopping frequency was… 64.1% 30.5% 5.4%
The food I bought was… 8.6% 33.8% 57.6%
I felt too tired to prepare the meal for which I bought the ingredients 37.8% 43.8% 18.4%
Ability
I made use of a shopping list less/more frequently 15.5% 37.3% 47.2%
We measured the ingredients during cooking more often 28.6% 54.5% 16.9%
We cook less/just as much/more frequently 6.8% 34.6% 58.6%
Uncertainty
I bought more grocery at once for my household per shopping trip 12.8% 17.1% 70.1%
I was worried for scarcity of food in supermarkets 26.1% 22.3% 51.5%
I was worried about going to the shop too often and being in contact with others 14.1% 17.4% 68.5%
I spent less time in the supermarket 13.3% 21.6% 65.1%
When out of the store, I realized I had forgotten to buy what I planned 43.7% 32.0% 24.3%
Inside the supermarket I moved around according to others' movements 16.2% 21.9% 61.9%
We ate at home more often 6.1% 28.7% 65.2%