The Hormel Foods Hunger Survey
The Hormel Foods Hunger Survey: A National Perspective provides a comprehensive profile of the perception of hunger in America. Hormel Foods commissioned this breakthrough study in August 2006 in conjunction with America’s Second Harvest–The Nation’s Food Bank Network. The purpose of the study was to better understand the attitudes and behaviors of the American general public and corporate employees relative to the key domestic issues of poverty and hunger.
Key Findings from the Survey
- One in ten Americans say they or someone in their immediate family has gone to bed hungry in the past month because they could not afford food
- One in five Americans say they or a member of their immediate family have received food from a food bank, shelter or other charitable organization during the past year
- 64 percent of Americans believe hunger in America is very important, roughly similar to illiteracy and natural disasters such as hurricanes Katrina and Rita
- More than four out of five Americans agree a developed country should ensure its people have enough food to live and that “a society that does not ensure that every child has enough to eat cannot truly be called civilized”
- 65 percent of the general public in America does not believe money alone will solve the hunger problem in the United States
- 51 percent of the business population (44 percent of the general public) is very likely to volunteer or donate money to the hunger cause in the United States
- 54 percent of the business population (35 percent of the general public) thinks the hunger problem will be solved in their children’s lifetime
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