How does pasta consumption vary by region?
Northeasterners are more likely than people in other parts of the country to eat pasta on a weekly basis (84% v. 75%), while Southerners are less likely to eat pasta regularly (70% v. 81%). However, the most dramatic increase in pasta consumption overall has been in the South where 42% of Southerners are eating more pasta today than they were five years ago. Residents from the Northeast and the West are true pasta fans, in that one in five residents report serving pasta three or more times a week.
