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Table 1 Characteristics of study population, 2001–2016

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)

  1. aSample sizes are unweighted
  2. bPercentages within each column adjusted for survey weight