Table 1.

Characteristics of the study sample; NEMONIT 2012/13 (%)

Characteristic	(Pesco-)vegetariansa	Low meat consumers	High meat consumers		Total sample
	(n 49; 2⋅7 %)	(n 758; 41⋅9 %)	(n 1000; 55⋅3 %)	p(χ2)	(n 1807)
Sex				<0⋅001
Men	1⋅8	29⋅4	68⋅8		43⋅8
Women	3⋅4	51⋅7	44⋅8		56⋅2
Age group				<0⋅001
20–34 years	7⋅7	39⋅7	52⋅6		11⋅6
35–50 years	3⋅4	37⋅6	59⋅0		27⋅7
51–64 years	2⋅0	42⋅9	55⋅1		33⋅1
65–80 years	0⋅8	46⋅1	53⋅1		27⋅6
School education				0⋅009
Pupils or up to 9 years	1⋅3	39⋅6	59⋅1		24⋅7
10 years	1⋅8	42⋅8	55⋅4		33⋅1
12 or 13 years	4⋅2	42⋅7	53⋅1		42⋅2
Household size				0⋅002
1 person	5⋅0	42⋅4	52⋅7		14⋅5
2 persons	2⋅0	45⋅4	52⋅5		49⋅0
3 and more persons	2⋅6	37⋅2	60⋅2		36⋅5

NEMONIT study, survey year 2012/13.

^a(Pesco-)vegetarians: vegan, lacto-vegetarian, ovo-vegetarian, ovo-lacto-vegetarian or pesco-ovo-lacto-vegetarian; low meat consumers: total meat consumption <86 g/d (as recommended); high meat consumers: total meat consumption ≥86 g/d.