| Which of the following best describes you? | ||||||||
| A Meat Eater | 87% | |||||||
| Vegetarian (total) | 9% | |||||||
| Vegetarian who eats fish | (7%) | |||||||
| Vegetarian who does not eat fish | (2%) | |||||||
| Vegan | 3% | |||||||
| Refused to say | 1% | |||||||
| Have you always been a meat eater, or is it recent? | ||||||||
| Always been one | 96% | |||||||
| Quite some time | 3% | |||||||
| Quite recently | 1% | |||||||
| How long have you been a vegetarian? | ||||||||
| Social Class | Region | |||||||
| AB | C1 | C2 | DE | North | Midlands | South | ||
| Always been one - 17% | 38% | 13% | - | 20% | 21% | 18% | 13% | |
| Quite some time ago - 56% | 42% | 48% | 87% | 47% | 43% | 51% | 71% | |
| Quite recently - 27% | 20% | 39% | 13% | 33% | 36% | 31% | 16% | |
| In light of the foot and mouth disease, BSE and CJD, are you more likely to eat British meat? | ||||||||
| Male | Female | |||||||
| More likely | 12% | 10% | 13% | |||||
| No Difference | 71% | 74% | 67% | |||||
| Less likely | 16% | 14% | 18% | |||||
| Don't know | 25% | 2% | 2% | |||||
| Would you consider not eating meat? | ||||||||
| Male | Female | |||||||
| Yes | 32% | 25% | 38% | |||||
| No | 60% | 68% | 52% | |||||
| Don't eat meat | 5% | 4% | 7% | |||||
| Don't know | 4% | 4% | 4% | |||||
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