This statistic shows the frequency of U.S. adults using their own shopping bags due to environmental reasons as of May 2016. During the survey, approximately 38 percent of the respondents said they sometimes use their own shopping bags because it is better for the environment.
Frequency of using their own shopping bags for environmental reasons among U.S. adults as of May 2016
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Pew Research Center. (October 4, 2016). Frequency of using their own shopping bags for environmental reasons among U.S. adults as of May 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/659945/public-opinion-on-the-use-of-their-own-shopping-bags-amoung-adults-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Frequency of using their own shopping bags for environmental reasons among U.S. adults as of May 2016." Chart. October 4, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/659945/public-opinion-on-the-use-of-their-own-shopping-bags-amoung-adults-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Frequency of using their own shopping bags for environmental reasons among U.S. adults as of May 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/659945/public-opinion-on-the-use-of-their-own-shopping-bags-amoung-adults-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Frequency of Using Their Own Shopping Bags for Environmental Reasons among U.S. Adults as of May 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/659945/public-opinion-on-the-use-of-their-own-shopping-bags-amoung-adults-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, Frequency of using their own shopping bags for environmental reasons among U.S. adults as of May 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/659945/public-opinion-on-the-use-of-their-own-shopping-bags-amoung-adults-in-the-us/ (last visited May 04, 2025)
Frequency of using their own shopping bags for environmental reasons among U.S. adults as of May 2016 [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/659945/public-opinion-on-the-use-of-their-own-shopping-bags-amoung-adults-in-the-us/