Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the completely vegetarian, predominantly vegetarian, non vegetarian total and non vegetarian matched sample
| Completely vegetarian | Predominantly vegetarian | Non vegetarian (total sample) | Non vegetarian (matched sample) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
N/% female |
54/ 70.4% |
190 / 75.3% |
3872 / 53.0% |
242 / 74.0% |
| Age (SD) |
35.4 (13.6) |
39.3 (13.4) |
41.9 (13.0) |
39.0 (13.3) |
| Secondary graduation (Abitur), % (N) |
37.0% (20) |
36.8% (70) |
15.9% (617) |
32.2% (78) |
| Community size % (N) | ||||
| pop. < 20.000 |
29.6% (16) |
31.6% (60) |
45.6% (3016) |
31.4% (76) |
| pop. = 20.000-100.000 |
31.5% (17) |
24.7% (47) |
25.2% (1664) |
25.6% (62) |
| pop. > 100.000 |
38.9% (21) |
42.7% (83) |
29.3% (1936) |
43.0% (104) |
| Living situation: Single; % (N) |
51.9% (28) |
36.3% (69) |
23.1% (893) |
40.1% (97) |
| Married, % (N) |
33.0% (18) |
46.8% (89) |
64.7% (2505) |
44.2% (107) |
| Separated, divorced, widowed, % (N) | 14.9% (8) | 16.4% (31) | 11.6% (453) | 15.7% (38) |
pop. = population.