Key results include:
- The Sustainable Food Purchasing (SFP) Index remained at 68/100
- Share of households experiencing very low food security rose to 9.7%
- Inability to find specific foods at the store decreased to 21%
- Total food spending increased by 8%
- 16% of spending on food away from home went to delivery
- At present, consumer food demand is price insensitive
ARE AMERICANS PURCHASING SUSTAINABLE FOOD?
The Sustainable Food Purchasing Index (SFP). The score reflects consumer food purchasing that aligns with a set of key recommendations for healthy diets from sustainable food systems. (Purdue University image/Courtesy of the Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability)
The Sustainable Food Purchasing (SFP) Index is a self-reported measure of food purchasing designed to assess how well consumer shopping habits correspond with healthy diets from sustainable food systems, as described by the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health. SFP scores range from 1 to 100. A score of 100 reflects a set of key recommendations for better nurturing human health and supporting environmental sustainability.
The Consumer Food Insights Report examined differences in responses across low-, middle- and high-income brackets. The results showed differences in support of policies, as well as in self-assessment of sustainable food purchasing. (Purdue University Image/Courtesy of the Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability)
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT CONSUMERS?
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Survey Questionnaire: March 2022
Formulas and Calculations
March 13, 2022