Table 2. Prevalence of veganism and vegetarianism in pet owners participating in the “Pet Feeding Practices” survey compared to the general population of their respective countries.

Country	General population*				Study respondents
	% Vegetarian		% Vegan		% Vegetarian		% Vegan
	95% CI	SE	95% CI	SE	95% CI	SE	95% CI	SE
Australia	1.2–2.7	0.004	0–0.2	0.0008	5.5–12.5a	0.017	3.9–10.1a,b	0.016
Canada	4**	NA	NA	NA	2.8–7.1a,b	0.011	8.8–15.2a	0.016
Finland	0.35–0.51	0.0004	0.13–0.23	0.0003	6.3–13.7a	0.019	4.6–11.4a,b	0.017
New Zealand	2.3**	NA	NA	NA	3.2–10.8a,b	0.019	0–4.1b	0.011
United Kingdom	2.4–3.6	0.003	1.5–2.5	0.002	5.3–8.7a	0.009	3.5–6.5b	0.008
United States	3.7–6.3	0.007	1.1–2.8	0.004	3.0–5.0b	0.005	3.0–5.0b	0.005

For data regarding the general population, the symbol ‘NA’ indicates reliable data not available. Significant (Chi Square, P < 0.05) differences in vegetarianism and veganism between countries detected in this study are indicated by superscript letter.

*According to other publications [1, 3, 43–53]

**Sample size not recorded, 95% CI cannot be determined