Table 1.
Sociodemographics of the respondents in the four countries.
| The Netherlands | UK | France | Spain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 231 * | n = 366 | n = 484 | n = 210 | ||
| gender | male | 37.8% | 23.8% | 18.6% | 50.7% |
| female | 62.2% | 76.2% | 81.4% | 49.3% | |
| age | <24 | 54.5% | 44.0% | 57.6% | 34.3% |
| 25–49 | 30.3% | 42.6% | 30.2% | 48.6% | |
| 50–64 | 14.7% | 12.0% | 11.6% | 10.0% | |
| 65+ | 0.4% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 7.1% | |
| Meat avoidance |
Yes. I do not consume meat or animal products | 16.5% | 17.5% | 8.3% | 3.3% |
| Not really, but I specifically avoid meat or animal products on some days | 41.1% | 15.8% | 31.8% | 34.8% | |
| No | 42.4% | 66.7% | 59.9% | 61.9% |
* The country-by-country sample sizes for the purpose of a study of this nature could be considered small. However, considering the populations in those the individual countries, at a confidence level of 95%, the margin of error varies from 4.5% to 6.7%. While at a confidence level of 90%, the margin of error varies from 3.7% to 5.6%. Therefore, the conclusions drawn from this study still represent a reasonable alignment with the individual countries. Margins of error were calculated using the standard deviation of the population (σ), the sample size (n) and the z-score of the confidence interval (for 95% = 1.960, for 98% = 2.326): z * (σ/√n).