![]() Of people who described themselves as a “foodie”, 38% have a college degree compared to only 18.5% of non-foodies. Of people who described themselves as a “foodie”, 35.4% are younger than 35 years of age of people who said “no” they’re not a foodie, only 21.7% were younger than 35.įoodies have higher education. Here are some of the biggest differences:įoodies are younger. ![]() How do these self-declared foodies differ from the rest of the population? To answer this question, I compared the 463 people who had heard the term “foodie” and described themselves as one to the 585 people who had also heard the term but definitively said “no” they were not a foodie. population, about a third has heard the term “foodie” and considers themselves a “foodie.” I first asked, “Have you previously heard the term: "foodie"?” 87.1% said “yes” and 12.9% said “no.” For the people who said “yes.” I asked, “would you call yourself a “foodie””? 38.2% said “yes.,” 48.3% said “no,” and 13.5% said “I don’t know.” This means out of the entire adult U.S. To delve into the concept a bit, I added a couple simple questions on a nationwide online survey of over 1,200 U.S. Merriam-Webster defines a foodie as, “a person having an avid interest in the latest food fads.” Wikipedia describes a foodie as “a person who has an ardent or refined interest in food, and who eats food not only out of hunger but also as a hobby.” According to the same source, the word originated in the 1980s and it is apparently some “food insiders” do not like.ĭespite the fact the descriptor has been used with increased frequency over the past couple decades, it is not a concept or term I’ve seen analyzed in any depth in academic or industry circles, a phenomenon that is a bit strange given the rising interest in food and emergence of the “food movement.”
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