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Questions - Food Shopping - August 16-17, 2013

Most Adults Tend to Cook, Eat Dinner At Home
Most Adults Say It’s Important To Them To Buy Organic, Locally-Grown Food
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National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted August 16-17, 2013
By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* How safe is the food you eat – very safe, somewhat safe, not very safe or not at all safe?

 

2* On a typical day, are you more likely to eat dinner at home or eat out somewhere?

 

3* When eating dinner at home, do you usually cook a meal or do you usually make a microwavable meal or something that can be prepared more quickly?

 

4* How often do you shop for food – daily or nearly every day, two or three times a week, once a week, once a month, every now and then, rarely or never?

 

5* When you shop for groceries, are you more likely to go to a chain supermarket, a locally owned grocery store, convenience store or somewhere else?  (Asked of 988 Adults who shop for food at least every once in a while)

 

6* How important is it to you to buy food that is locally grown or raised – very important, somewhat important, not very important, not at all important? (Asked of 988 Adults who shop for food at least every once in a while)

 

7* How important is it to you to buy food that is organically grown or uses organically-grown ingredients – very important, somewhat important, not very important or not at all important? (Asked of 988 Adults who shop for food at least every once in a while)

 

8* Generally speaking, is organic food more expensive than non-organic food, less expensive or does it cost the same? (Asked of 988 Adults who shop for food at least every once in a while)

 

9* Do you or someone in your household have special dietary restrictions?

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence