{"id":16606,"date":"2020-12-17T11:45:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T16:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=16606"},"modified":"2020-12-17T11:21:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T16:21:53","slug":"how-many-blacks-latinos-and-asians-are-vegan-and-vegetarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2020\/12\/17\/how-many-blacks-latinos-and-asians-are-vegan-and-vegetarian\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW MANY BLACKS, LATINOS, AND ASIANS ARE VEGAN AND VEGETARIAN IN THE USA?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/vrg_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16607\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vegetarian Resource Group asked the following in a national Harris Poll. See: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2020\/08\/07\/how-many-adults-in-the-u-s-are-vegan-how-many-adults-eat-vegetarian-when-eating-out-asks-the-vegetarian-resource-group-in-a-national-poll\/\">https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2020\/08\/07\/how-many-adults-in-the-u-s-are-vegan-how-many-adults-eat-vegetarian-when-eating-out-asks-the-vegetarian-resource-group-in-a-national-poll\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of the following, if\nany, best describes your eating behavior?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-I never eat meat, fish, seafood, poultry, dairy, or eggs.<br>-I never eat meat, fish, seafood, or poultry.<br>-I never eat meat, fish, seafood, poultry, dairy, or eggs when eating out or getting takeout, but eat one or more of these foods at home.<br>-I never eat meat, fish, seafood, or poultry when eating out or getting takeout, but eat one or more of these foods at home.<br>-When eating out or getting takeout, I sometimes eat meals without meat, fish, poultry, dairy, or eggs.<br>-When eating out or getting takeout, I sometimes eat meals without meat, fish, or poultry.<br>-None of these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We considered those that\nnever eat meat, fish, seafood, or poultry; plus those that never eat meat,\nfish, seafood, poultry, dairy, or eggs, as vegetarian. We classified that\nsecond category of vegetarians who don\u2019t eat dairy or eggs also as vegan.\nBecause we use the word \u201cnever\u201d and don\u2019t just ask if a person considers\nhim\/herself vegetarian, our numbers may be lower than others. Be wary of\ncomparing to polls in other countries that ask if you are vegetarian or vegan,\nsince people may self define differently. We did not ask about honey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; More than half of the U.S. adult population (54%) always\nor sometimes eats vegetarian (including vegan) meals when eating out. One\nfourth (25%) of U.S.\nadults always or sometimes eats vegan meals when eating out. Six percent of\nAmerican adults are vegetarian (including vegans) all the time, and half of the\nvegetarians are also vegan (three percent of American adults). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Looking at the number of vegetarians\n(including vegan) by race\/ethnic group shows few differences across the groups,\nwhich reflects information we have found in other polls we have conducted. Six\npercent of Latinos and Asians were vegetarian, while 5% of Blacks were\nvegetarians, all of which is pretty close to the U.S. total for all adults.\nHowever, of the 5% of Blacks that are vegetarian, included are 4% vegan and 1%\nnot vegan. From our experience, vegetarians from India often have a hard time\ngiving up dairy which is a part of their culture, so it makes sense that vegan\nwas such a small percentage of Asian vegetarians (6% vegetarians including\nvegans \u2013 with less than 1% vegan.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Black<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1% Vegetarians (not including vegans)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5% Vegetarians (including vegans)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4% Vegans&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>55% Eats vegetarian meals including vegan sometimes or always when eating out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>27% Eats vegans meals sometimes&nbsp;or always when eating out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most important when making food choices: taste (58%); personal health (43%); cost (37%)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Latino<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3% Vegetarians (not including vegans)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6% Vegetarians (including vegans)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3% Vegans&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>64% Eats vegetarian meals including vegan sometimes or always when eating out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>30% Eats vegans meals sometimes&nbsp;or always when eating out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most important when  making food choices: taste (49%); cost (38%); personal health (35%) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Asian<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6% Vegetarians (not including vegans)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6% Vegetarians (including vegans)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;1% Vegans&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>59% Eats vegetarian meals including&nbsp;vegan sometimes or always when eating out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>23% Eats vegans meals sometimes or always when eating out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most important when making food choices: taste (55%); cost (40%);&nbsp;personal health (36%)&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Total <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3% Vegetarians (not including vegans)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6% Vegetarians (including vegans)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3% Vegans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>54% Eats vegetarian meals including&nbsp;vegan sometimes or always when eating out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>24% Eats vegans meals sometimes or always when eating out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most important when when making food choices: taste (57%); cost (38%); personal health (36%) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2016, we asked what the\nmain reason you eat\/you would eat meals without meat, fish, seafood, or poultry.\nTop reasons that black individuals eat\/would eat meals without meat, fish,\nseafood, or poultry were health (38%)&nbsp;and cost (11%). For Latinos it was\nhealth reasons (31%), cost (5%), animals (5%), and inability to obtain animal\nproducts that are organic, GMO-free, or labeled humane (5%). Taste was not a\nchoice. We can\u2019t compare the poll questions directly since they were different\nquestions. See: 2016 poll at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/nutshell\/Polls\/2016_eating_out.htm\">https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/nutshell\/Polls\/2016_eating_out.htm<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This survey was conducted online within the United States by The Harris Poll on behalf of&nbsp;<strong>The Vegetarian Resource Group&nbsp;<\/strong>from June 22-24, 2020 among 2,074 U.S. adults ages 18 and older. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. For survey methodology, please contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:vrg@vrg.org\">vrg@vrg.org<\/a>. Please note that this poll was taken during the Covid-19 pandemic. We do not know what influence, if any, that may have had on the survey answers. See: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/nutshell\/faq.htm#poll\">https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/nutshell\/faq.htm#poll<\/a> for more poll information <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vegetarian Resource Group asked the following in a national Harris Poll. See: https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2020\/08\/07\/how-many-adults-in-the-u-s-are-vegan-how-many-adults-eat-vegetarian-when-eating-out-asks-the-vegetarian-resource-group-in-a-national-poll\/ Which of the following, if any, best describes your eating behavior? -I never eat meat, fish, seafood, poultry, dairy, or eggs.-I never eat meat, fish, seafood, or poultry.-I never eat meat, fish, seafood, poultry, dairy, or eggs when eating out or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16606"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16700,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16606\/revisions\/16700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}