Key results include:

  • Food spending remains near its 2022 peak.
  • Food inflation expectations continue to decline, suggesting consumer optimism.
  • Women face higher food insecurity than men, but married women are fairing much better.
  • Food satisfaction is highest among married men and lowest among unmarried women.
  • Consumers disagree over the meaning of “regenerative” in regards to food and agriculture.
  • Consumers eat less seafood than recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
  • Food sustainability behaviors differ relatively little between men and women.
  • Women and unmarried people broadly express more progressive food politics.

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Published:
October 12, 2022

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