FRED Food and Food Resource Efficiency Consumer Survey and Results

This survey instrument was designed to collect data about consumer food practices and perceptions, including about food system sustainability and food waste prevention. The dataset describes the consumer survey data collected during the Food Resource Efficiency Decision support (FRED) project with this survey instrument. The consumer survey was implemented in the period 3rd-30th September 2024, mobilising the consumer survey panels of Bilendi to select for Republic of Ireland residents aged between 18-74, with a representative distribution across regions (European NUTS3 level), age and gender. A total of 810 individuals completed the survey, of which 786 were deemed valid following manual review, the responses of which are described in the dataset. Please note: In Q51 and Q55 of the survey instrument, two overlapping time periods were erroneously provided as response options "1-2 times per month" and "1-3 times per month". It is recommended that for utilization of these survey questions in future work, the longer of the two time periods be used only, and in analysis of the results of this survey that the shorter of these two time periods, "1-2 times per month" be aggregated with the longer of the two periods, "1-3 times per month". If you have further queries about this survey instrument and dataset please contact [e-mail] (researcher responsible for survey design and implementation) or [e-mail] (FRED project principal investigator and supervisor of survey design and implementation). The FRED project was funded by Research Ireland through the Future Food Systems Challenge fund and was implemented by: Dr. Jennifer Attard (Principal Investigator), Dr. Tracey O'Connor and Simon Patterson of Munster Technological Unviersity, Dr. Tamara Hochstrasser (co-Principal Investigator), Julia Virgolino and Sadeghzadeh of University College Dublin, and Angela Ruttledge and Angela Kenny of FoodCloud.