Europe: preference for vegetarianism 2018

This report displays the findings of a survey on the share of respondents who prefer to avoid eating meat, poultry or fish in selected European countries as of September 2018. During the survey period, it was reported that 26 percent of French respondents agreed that they avoid eating meat, poultry, and fish.

Share of respondents who prefer to avoid eating meat, poultry or fish in selected European countries as of September 2018*

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Release date

January 2019

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

August 24 to September 7, 2018

Number of respondents

500-1,000**

Age group

16-64 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* The question asked in the survey was as follows: "To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?-
I prefer to not eat any type of meat, poultry, or fish."
** The source adds the following information: "The sample size per country in each survey is approximately N=1,000 for Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the U.S. and approximately N=500 for Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, and Turkey."

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