This statistic shows the results of a 2018 survey among adult Americans on whether they are vegetarian or vegan. During the survey, 5 percent of respondents in the United States said they considered themselves vegetarian, while 3 percent said they were vegan.
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Gallup. (August 1, 2018). Do you consider yourself to be a vegetarian or vegan? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/237462/share-of-vegetarians-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. "Do you consider yourself to be a vegetarian or vegan?." Chart. August 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/237462/share-of-vegetarians-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. (2018). Do you consider yourself to be a vegetarian or vegan?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/237462/share-of-vegetarians-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. "Do You Consider Yourself to Be a Vegetarian or Vegan?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237462/share-of-vegetarians-in-the-united-states/
Gallup, Do you consider yourself to be a vegetarian or vegan? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237462/share-of-vegetarians-in-the-united-states/ (last visited October 01, 2023)
Do you consider yourself to be a vegetarian or vegan? [Graph], Gallup, August 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/237462/share-of-vegetarians-in-the-united-states/