May 22, 2014: Harris Poll–Nationwide Poll on the Causes of Hunger
“What do you believe to beamong the main or top causes of hunger in the United States? You may choose upto three. Poverty, food waste, population growth, agriculture practices (e.g.,farmers paid to not grow specific crops), war and conflict, climate change,food shortage on a regional or local level, or food shortage on a nationwidelevel.”
poverty 77%
food waste 42%
population growth 28%
agriculture practices 20%
war and conflict 10%
climate change 9%
food shortage on a regional
or local level 9%
food shortage on a nationwide
level 8%
something else 19%
via Polling the Nations
Field Dates: April16-21, 2014
Universe:Country: United States
Method: online
Sample Size: 2300