respondents from UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Czech Republic
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following terms do you use to describe your diet? Vegetarian"
* Countries surveyed included the UK (n=1,003), Germany (n=1,001), France (n=1,018), Italy (n=1,016), Spain (n=1,001), Poland (n=1,001), Sweden (n=1,001), the Netherlands (n=1,005) and Czechia (n=1,001).
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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Share of people following a vegetarian diet in Europe 2018, by country
According to a 2018 survey, **** percent of Europeans were vegetarians. Not eating meat was especially popular in Italy and the United Kingdom. Of the Italians taking part in this survey, *** percent stated to be vegetarian. By comparison, among the Czechs this was only *** percent.
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