Bulletin Poll: Rising Food Costs
In the past six months, have you started doing any of the following to cope with rising food prices.
| Do you think there is a global food shortage? | |||
| 45-49 | 50+ | Overall | |
| Yes | 38% |
55% |
52% |
| No | 48% |
37% |
40% |
| Maybe | 5% |
3% |
3% |
| Don’t know | 8% |
5% |
5% |
| How likely do you think it is that certain food items may need to be rationed within the next year? | |||
| 45-49 |
50+ | Overall | |
| Likely | 51% |
39% |
42% |
| Not likely | 46% |
55% |
53% |
| Don’t know | 3% |
6% |
5% |
| As you may have heard, food prices are rising. Who or what do you think is responsible for rising food prices? (Yes responses) | |||
| 45-49 | 50+ | Overall | |
| Restaurants | 9% |
12% |
11% |
| Grocery stores | 32% |
27% |
28% |
| Farmers | 13% |
16% |
16% |
| Food processing plants | 29% |
29% |
29% |
| Government | 75% |
69% |
71% |
| Natural disasters | 38% |
45% |
44% |
| Climate change | 30% |
38% |
36% |
| Have food prices caused a hardship for your budget? | |||
| 45-49 |
50+ | Overall | |
| Yes | 63% |
45% |
49% |
| No | 33% |
52% |
48% |
| Maybe | 4% |
3% |
3% |
| In the past six months, have you started doing any of the following to cope with rising food prices? (Yes responses) | |||
| 45-49 | 50+ | Overall | |
| Using discount coupons at grocery stores | 56% |
57% |
57% |
| Buying generic brand grocery items |
54% |
56% |
56% |
| Cutting back on summer entertaining | 69% |
49% |
53% |
| Started a vegetable garden | 37% |
27% |
29% |
| Eating more fast-food “value menu” items | 19% |
13% |
15% |
| Eating more leftovers | 62% |
56% |
57% |
| Eating fewer meals | 23% |
18% |
19% |
| Eating less meat | 42% |
41% |
41% |
| Eating out less | 78% |
54% |
59% |
| Shopping for food less frequently | 59% |
47% |
50% |
Survey of 1,009 adults age 45 and older conducted by ICR between June 4 and June 9, 2008.
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