Table 3.

Participants’ attitudes toward vegan diets.

	Vegetarians/Vegans			Omnivores			Total			χ2 p
	Agree n (%)	Disagree n (%)	N	Agree n (%)	Disagree n (%)	N	Agree n (%)	Disagree n (%)	N
A vegan diet is completely healthy and harmless	90 (67.7%)	43 (32.3%)	133	752 (32.8%)	1538 (67.2%)	2290	842 (34.8%)	1581 (65.2%)	2423	67.26 <0.001
A vegan diet can lead to a nutritional deficiency	80 (60.2%)	53 (39.8%)	133	1735 (75.5%)	563 (24.5%)	2298	1815 (74.7%)	616 (25.3%)	2431	15.66 <0.001
People who follow a vegan diet are seldom overweight	109 (82.0%)	24 (18.0%)	133	1531 (66.6%)	767 (33.4%)	2298	1640 (67.5%)	791 (32.5%)	2431	13.46 <0.001
Individuals who follow a vegan diet are more productive	73 (55.3%)	59 (44.7%)	132	455 (19.8%)	1838 (80.2%)	2293	528 (21.8%)	1897 (78.2%)	2425	92.14 <0.001
A vegan diet is able to prevent disease	85 (63.9%)	48 (36.1%)	133	671 (29.3%)	1618 (70.7%)	2289	756 (31.2%)	1666 (68.8%)	2422	70.07 <0.001
A vegan diet is good for the environment	114 (85.7%)	19 (14.3%)	133	1172 (51.2%)	1119 (48.8%)	2291	1286 (53.1%)	1138 (46.9%)	2424	60.27 <0.001
A vegan diet is less cruel to animals	114 (85.7%)	19 (14.3%)	133	1441 (62.8%)	854 (37.2%)	2295	1555 (64.0%)	873 (36.0%)	2428	28.69 <0.001
People who follow a vegan diet are made fun of	95 (73.1%)	35 (26.9%)	130	1469 (64.1%)	821 (35.9%)	2290	1564 (64.6%)	856 (35.4%)	2420	4.29 0.022
A vegan diet is not tasty	28 (21.2%)	104 (78.8%)	132	1461 (63.9%)	825 (36.1%)	2286	1489 (61.6%)	929 (38.4%)	2418	96.167 <0.001
A vegan diet is expensive	63 (47.4%)	70 (52.6%)	133	1675 (73.2%)	614 (26.8%)	2289	1738 (71.8%)	684 (28.2%)	2422	41.311 <0.001
People who eat a vegan diet do so out of ethical motivation	106 (79.7%)	27 (20.3%)	133	1670 (73.1%)	614 (26.9%)	2284	1776 (73.5%)	641 (26.5%)	2417	2.794 0.055