Table 1. Data definition and structure for each of the four dietary habit groups.

Age		Sex		TOTAL
		men	women
	SES	N	N	N	%
15–19	Low	3	22	25	7.6%
	Middle	9	19	28	8.5%
	High	0	1	1	0.3%
20–29	Low	4	11	15	4.5%
	Middle	10	35	45	13.6%
	High	5	13	18	5.4%
30–39	Low	3	10	13	3.9%
	Middle	6	23	29	8.8%
	High	6	11	17	5.2%
40–49	Low	4	6	10	3.0%
	Middle	4	20	24	7.3%
	High	8	16	24	7.3%
50–59	Low	3	7	10	3.0%
	Middle	3	11	14	4.2%
	High	1	6	7	2.1%
60–69	Low	3	7	10	3.0%
	Middle	1	14	15	4.5%
	High	0	2	2	0.6%
70–79	Low	4	8	12	3.6%
	Middle	1	2	3	0.9%
	High	0	0	0	0.0%
80+	Low	0	5	5	1.5%
	Middle	0	3	3	0.9%
	High	0	0	0	0.0%
TOTAL	Low	24	76	100	30.3%
	Middle	34	127	161	48.8%
	High	20	49	69	20.9%
TOTAL		78	252	330	100.0%

Note. Data source: Austrian Health Interview Survey (AT-HIS) 2006/07. N = number of subjects. Analyses were calculated with subjects matched according to their age, sex, and socio-economic status. Each dietary habit group consisted of 330 subjects with the above shown demographic characteristics (330 vegetarians, 330 subjects consuming a carnivorous diet rich in fruits and vegetables, 330 individuals eating a carnivorous diet less rich in meat, and 330 subjects consuming a carnivorous diet rich in meat; N = 1320). SES: A low SES corresponds a SES score between ≥3 and ≤6, a middle SES between >6 and ≤10, and a high SES a score between >10 and ≤15.