From: Daily cost of consumer food wasted, inedible, and consumed in the United States, 2001–2016
Characteristic | na | Percent (95% CI)b | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | 39,758 | ||
20–30 | 21.2 | (20.2–22.2) | |
31–50 | 37.5 | (36.5–38.6) | |
51–70 | 30.4 | (29.4–31.3) | |
70+ | 10.9 | (10.4–11.5) | |
Sex | 39,758 | ||
Women | 51.9 | (51.3–52.4) | |
Men | 48.1 | (47.6–48.7) | |
Race/ethnicity | 33,341 | ||
Non-Hispanic white | 77.9 | (75.7–80.0) | |
Non-Hispanic black | 12.7 | (11.3–14.3) | |
Mexican-American | 9.3 | (8.0–10.8) | |
Education | 39,719 | ||
Less than high school | 17.2 | (16.2–18.2) | |
High school or equivalent | 23.4 | (22.5–24.3) | |
Some college | 31.6 | (30.7–32.4) | |
College graduate | 27.8 | (26.3–29.4) | |
Income-to-poverty ratio | 36,784 | ||
< 0.75 | 9.1 | (8.3–9.8) | |
0.75–1.30 | 13.0 | (12.2–13.8) | |
1.31–1.99 | 13.3 | (12.6–13.9) | |
2.00–3.99 | 28.8 | (27.7–29.8) | |
4.00+ | 35.9 | (34.3–37.6) |