How Often Do Americans Eat Vegetarian Meals? And How Many Adults in the U.S. Are Vegan?
Submitted on Dec 10, 2011 (Original item from 2011)
Diet and Nutrition | Vegetarianism and Veganism | Data and Statistics | Food Trends | Vegetarian Population
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Short Description:
This representative survey of 1,010 U.S. adults evaluates how often people eat vegetarian meals and how many vegans there are in the U.S. The survey found that about 5% of the U.S. population is vegetarian, and about half of them are vegan.
Abstract:
Study Highlights:
Frequency that people eat vegetarian meals:
Frequency that people eat vegetarian meals:
- 6% One Meal Per Week
- 4% One Day Per Week
- 17% Many Meals But Fewer Than Half
- 16% More Than Half But Not All
- 5% Never Eat Meat, Fish Seafood, or Poultry
- 48% Estimated Population Who Looks for Vegetarian Foods
Contrary to other studies on this topic, this study did not find large gender differences in rates of vegetarianism. 2% of both men and women are vegetarian while 2% of women and 3% of men are vegan.
Spot Check Number:
1900
Sponsor:
The Vegetarian Resource Group
Animal Type:
Human
Record Type:
Survey Summary
Research Method:
Telephone Survey
Geographic Region:
United States National
Number of Participants:
1,010
Population Descriptors:
Adults
Year Conducted:
2011
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