While I have a high level of education, I am over 50 and in a low income bracket. Despite this, I do buy organic food whenever possible. Why? First, it is more ecologically sustainable and yes, healthier, as peer-reviewed literature does indicate (with many fewer harmful pesticide residues). Despite what some have written here, organic yields are, on average, nearly as good (95%) as what industrial agriculture yields and - in poorer nations - often higher. Organic soils sequester more carbon than those found on "conventional" farms. Furthermore, animals raised organic are more likely to live in situations that avoid cruelty. As someone who has actually published academic research in this area (in respectable, peer-reviewed journals), I make the choice to buy organic despite the cost. That being said, I think much more needs to be done to make organic food more easily available to low-income persons.