How Many Vegetarians Are There?
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This article discusses meat consumption in the U.S.
Frequency of consumption of various meat and dairy products, including differences by age, gender, ethnic group, and geographical location.
30-40% of U.S. consumers are a target market for meatless items.
4-10% consider themselves vegetarian.
The 2003 VRG survey results show that 2.8% of respondents never eat meat, fish or poultry.
6% of those polled never eat red meat.
10% of 25-34 year olds never eat red meat, and in 2000 10% of 18-29 year olds gave the same answer, so this report speculates that there may have been a permanent shift in meat consumption behavior.
Based on this and previous poll results, VRG estimates that one half to one third of vegetarians are vegans.
