COVID-19-Related Changes in Perceived Household Food Waste in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. COVID-19 and Food Waste Questionnaire
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Demographics and Household Characteristics
3.2. COVID-19-Related Household Changes
3.3. COVID-19-Related Food Behavior Changes
3.4. COVID-19-Related Household Food Waste Changes
3.5. Impact of Lifestyle Disruptions and Food-Related Behaviors on Household Food Waste
3.6. Contribution of Different Food Groups to Household Food Waste
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Frequency | Percentage | |
---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 486 | 51.4 |
Female | 460 | 48.6 |
Age range (years) | ||
20–29 | 199 | 21.0 |
30–39 | 331 | 35.0 |
40–49 | 200 | 21.1 |
50–69 | 216 | 22.8 |
Education | ||
Less than high school | 3 | 0.3 |
Some high school | 1 | 0.1 |
High school graduate | 48 | 5.1 |
Some college | 103 | 10.9 |
Associate’s degree | 83 | 8.8 |
Bachelor’s degree | 562 | 59.4 |
Graduate degree | 146 | 15.4 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 623 | 65.9 |
Widowed | 23 | 2.4 |
Divorced | 63 | 6.7 |
Separated | 15 | 1.6 |
Never married | 222 | 23.5 |
Frequency | Percentage | |
---|---|---|
Household income | ||
Less than $25,000 | 124 | 13.1 |
$25,000–$34,999 | 89 | 9.4 |
$35,000–$49,999 | 172 | 18.2 |
$50,000–$74,999 | 273 | 28.9 |
$75,000–$99,999 | 153 | 16.2 |
$100,000–$149,999 | 96 | 10.1 |
$150,000–$199,999 | 22 | 2.3 |
$200,000+ | 17 | 1.8 |
Household size | ||
1 | 129 | 13.7 |
2 | 215 | 22.8 |
3 | 183 | 19.4 |
4 | 274 | 29.0 |
5+ | 143 | 15.1 |
Number of children | ||
0 | 357 | 37.7 |
1 | 263 | 27.8 |
2 | 246 | 26.0 |
3 | 41 | 4.3 |
4+ | 39 | 4.1 |
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Cosgrove, K.; Vizcaino, M.; Wharton, C. COVID-19-Related Changes in Perceived Household Food Waste in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 1104. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031104
Cosgrove K, Vizcaino M, Wharton C. COVID-19-Related Changes in Perceived Household Food Waste in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(3):1104. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031104
Chicago/Turabian StyleCosgrove, Kelly, Maricarmen Vizcaino, and Christopher Wharton. 2021. "COVID-19-Related Changes in Perceived Household Food Waste in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 3: 1104. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031104