Variable name;Variable label;Codebook ;Other remarks
q1;Gender;"1=woman; 2=man";
q2;Education;"1=Basic, mandatory school; 2=High school; 3=Vocational education; 4=Short tertiary education; 5=Medium-length tertiary education; 6=Long tertiary education";
q3;Age;"1=18-34 y; 2=35-49 y; 50-65 y; 66-80 y";
q4;Living area (regions in Denmark);"1= Capital; 2=Mid Jutland; 3=North Jutland; 4=Zealand; 5=Southern Denmark";
q5;Subpopulation;"1= Vegan/vegetarian/semi-vegetarian; 2= General public; 3=Employed in meat production";
q6;The use of animals by humans should be prohibited by law.;"1= Completely disagree; 2= Disagree;  3=Neither disagree or agree;  4=Disagree; 5=Completely agree";
q7;In principle, the use of animals by humans is unacceptable because animals can feel pain, happiness, etc. ;"1= Completely disagree; 2= Disagree;  3=Neither disagree or agree;  4=Disagree; 5=Completely agree";
q8;In principle, the use of animals by humans is unacceptable because animals are sentient beings.;"1= Completely disagree; 2= Disagree;  3=Neither disagree or agree;  4=Disagree; 5=Completely agree";
q9;We have the right to use animals because humans are intellectually superior to animals.;"1= Completely disagree; 2= Disagree;  3=Neither disagree or agree;  4=Disagree; 5=Completely agree";
q10;Human interests are more important than those of animals.;"1= Completely disagree; 2= Disagree;  3=Neither disagree or agree;  4=Disagree; 5=Completely agree";
q11;We must prioritize humans over animals.;"1= Completely disagree; 2= Disagree;  3=Neither disagree or agree;  4=Disagree; 5=Completely agree";
q12;It is acceptable for humans to put animals down if it is done painlessly.;"1= Completely disagree; 2= Disagree;  3=Neither disagree or agree;  4=Disagree; 5=Completely agree";
q13;Using animals for important human purposes (e.g. medical research) is acceptable if it is done so that the animals do not experience unnecessary stress.;"1= Completely disagree; 2= Disagree;  3=Neither disagree or agree;  4=Disagree; 5=Completely agree";
q14;Using animals for important human purposes is acceptable if it is done so that the animals do not experience unnecessary pain.;"1= Completely disagree; 2= Disagree;  3=Neither disagree or agree;  4=Disagree; 5=Completely agree";
q15;Using animals for important human purposes is acceptable if the animals have a decent quality of life.;"1= Completely disagree; 2= Disagree;  3=Neither disagree or agree;  4=Disagree; 5=Completely agree";
q16;Inflicting serious pain on animals is acceptable if it is necessary in order to achieve a vital human goal ? e.g. in medical research.;"1= Completely disagree; 2= Disagree;  3=Neither disagree or agree;  4=Disagree; 5=Completely agree";
q17;Inflicting considerable pain on animals is justified if the purpose is sufficiently important - e.g. medical research.;"1= Completely disagree; 2= Disagree;  3=Neither disagree or agree;  4=Disagree; 5=Completely agree";
q18;Exposing animals to stress and reducing their welfare is justified if the purpose is sufficiently important.;"1= Completely disagree; 2= Disagree;  3=Neither disagree or agree;  4=Disagree; 5=Completely agree";
q20;On principle, I do not visit zoos, because animals are kept with the sole purpose of public exhibition;"1=Disagree; 2 Neither agree nor disagree; 3=Agree";
q21;It is completely fine to keep animals in zoos as long as they as they thrive in captivity ;"1=Disagree; 2 Neither agree nor disagree; 3=Agree";
q22;It is completely acceptable to show trained wild animals in circuses;"1=Disagree; 2 Neither agree nor disagree; 3=Agree";
q23;There is no reason to punish people who have sexual intercourse with animals as long as the animal is not exposed to pain or other discomforts ;"1=Disagree; 2 Neither agree nor disagree; 3=Agree";
q24;Dilemma about homeless cats: ?Put down the homeless cats where a new home is not quickly found, so that important resources can be used elsewhere (reference: other responses to the dilemma?);"1=responded as described in the statement under variabel label; 0=other responses";
q25;There should be no limits to the use of animals in medical research;"1=Disagree; 2 Neither agree nor disagree; 3=Agree";
q26;Animal Rights ;Numeric variable;
q27;Anthropocentric;Numeric variable;
q28;Animal protection;Numeric variable;
q29;Lay Utilitarian;Numeric variable;
q30;The 4Ns of meat consumption;Numeric variable;Constructed as composite variable based on summing responses to the 16 items making up the 4Ns of meat consumption, cf. Table 6 in Piazza et al, 2015