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Organic Food Purchasing Behavior & Trust Survey

Measures how often people actually buy organic food, which certifications and claims really drive the decision, trust in organic labeling, and price sensitivity — with an AI follow-up interview that reconstructs the real story behind a recent organic purchase (or skip) instead of a generalized attitude.

Sample questions

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14 questions · ~7 min
Q01
Message

Thanks for taking a few minutes to share your thoughts on organic food! We'll ask about your shopping habits, what makes you trust (or doubt) organic labeling, and pricing. About 5-6 minutes.

Q02
Multiple ChoiceRequired

In the last 30 days, how often did you buy a product labeled 'organic'?

  • Never
  • Once
  • A few times
  • Weekly
  • Multiple times a week
Q03
Multiple ChoiceRequired

Where do you typically buy organic food? Select all that apply.

  • Large supermarket chain
  • Dedicated natural/health food store
  • Farmers market or CSA
  • Online grocery delivery
  • Discount/warehouse club
  • Direct from a farm
Q04
Best–Worst Trade-off (MaxDiff)Required

When deciding whether to buy an organic product, which of these matters most to you, and which matters least?

  • USDA Organic (or equivalent national) certification
  • Non-GMO verification
  • Locally grown
  • No pesticides used in growing
  • Animal welfare certification
  • Fair trade certification
  • Regenerative farming practices
  • No synthetic additives or preservatives
Pick best & worst per setBest:Matters mostWorst:Matters least
Q05
MatrixRequired

How much do you agree or disagree with each statement about the organic food industry?

5 rows × 5 columns
  • Products labeled organic are actually grown without synthetic pesticides
  • Organic certification standards are strictly enforced
  • Organic food is significantly more nutritious than conventional food
  • Organic farming is better for the environment
  • Large food companies selling organic products can be trusted as much as small organic farms
Columns: Strongly disagree · Disagree · Neutral · Agree · Strongly agree
Q06
Opinion ScaleRequired

Compared to the conventional version of the same product, how much more are you willing to pay for the organic version?

Scale: 110
Min:Nothing extraMax:Significantly more (50%+)
Q07
Price Sensitivity (Van Westendorp)Required

Now some quick price questions about organic eggs. (Template note: replace 'organic eggs' with your own product category and price unit before launching.)

  • At what price per dozen would organic eggs be so inexpensive that you'd start to question the quality or authenticity of the label?
  • At what price per dozen would organic eggs feel like a bargain — a great price for the quality?
  • At what price per dozen would organic eggs start to feel expensive, though you'd still consider buying them?
  • At what price per dozen would organic eggs be so expensive that you would not buy them at all?
Q08
Multiple Choice

What, if anything, keeps you from buying more organic food?

  • Price is too high
  • Not available where I shop
  • Not sure I trust the organic label
  • Don't see enough benefit over conventional
  • Limited selection of organic options
  • I already buy as much organic as I want
Q09
AI Interview

Reconstruct the last specific time the respondent chose or deliberately skipped an organic option: what product, what tipped the decision (price, trust in the label, habit, availability), and how it compares to what they said about their willingness to pay. If they flagged distrust in the organic label or said organic is 'not worth it,' probe what specifically would rebuild that trust or change their mind.

Q10
Message

Almost done — just a few optional background questions to help us understand patterns across different shoppers.

Q11
Multiple Choice

Which age range are you in?

  • Under 25
  • 25-34
  • 35-44
  • 45-54
  • 55-64
  • 65 or older
  • Prefer not to say
Q12
Multiple Choice

Which best describes your gender?

  • Woman
  • Man
  • Non-binary
  • Prefer not to say
Q13
Multiple Choice

What is your total annual household income?

  • Under $30,000
  • $30,000-$59,999
  • $60,000-$99,999
  • $100,000-$149,999
  • $150,000 or more
  • Prefer not to say
Q14
Message

Thank you! Your answers will feed into a report on organic food trust, purchase drivers, and pricing that helps shape more transparent, better-targeted organic offerings.

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

How it compares

We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.

Why this template

  • Includes a dedicated AI follow-up interview that reconstructs the actual story behind a respondent's last organic purchase or deliberate skip, rather than only capturing generalized attitudes
  • Combines a MaxDiff exercise on purchase drivers with a Van Westendorp price sensitivity module on a specific product (organic eggs), giving both 'what matters most' and 'what price is acceptable' data in one flow
  • Pairs an attitude/trust matrix about the organic food industry with behavioral frequency and channel questions, so stated trust can be checked against actual buying behavior
  • Ends with automated reporting on organic food trust, purchase drivers, and price sensitivity, built from transparent, inspectable question prompts

QuestionPro

Organic Food Industry Survey Questions + Sample Questionnaire Template

This is a sample questionnaire/template page listing organic food industry survey questions, aimed at researchers building a fielding-ready survey. It covers similar ground (purchase habits, attitudes toward organic claims) but appears to be a static question bank rather than an adaptive interview experience. No AI-driven follow-up or automated per-response scoring is indicated.

What it does well

  • Directly on-topic sample questionnaire for organic food purchasing/attitudes
  • Backed by an established survey platform with broad question-library and distribution tooling
  • Likely offers customizable question types typical of a mature survey builder

Where it falls short

  • Static question list with no adaptive AI follow-up to probe the story behind a specific purchase or skip
  • No indication of voice AI interviews or guided screen-share tasks
  • No published per-response quality scoring or transparent AI prompt methodology

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