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| Which of the following best describes you? |
| A Meat Eater | | 87% | | |
| Vegetarian (total) | | 9% | | |
| Vegetarian who eats fish | | (7%) | | |
| Vegetarian who does not eat fish | | (2%) | | |
| Vegan | | 3% | | |
| Refused to say | | 1% | | |
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| Have you always been a meat eater, or is it recent? |
| Always been one | | 96% | | |
| Quite some time | | 3% | | |
| Quite recently | | 1% | | |
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| How long have you been a vegetarian? |
| Social Class | Region |
| AB | C1 | C2 | DE | North | Midlands | South |
| Always been one - 17% | 38% | 13% | - | 20% | 21% | 18% | 13% |
| Quite some time ago - 56% | 42% | 48% | 87% | 47% | 43% | 51% | 71% |
| Quite recently - 27% | 20% | 39% | 13% | 33% | 36% | 31% | 16% |
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| In light of the foot and mouth disease, BSE and CJD, are you more likely to eat British meat? |
| | | Male | Female | | | |
| More likely | 12% | | 10% | 13% | | | |
| No Difference | 71% | | 74% | 67% | | | |
| Less likely | 16% | | 14% | 18% | | | |
| Don't know | 25% | | 2% | 2% | | | |
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| Would you consider not eating meat? |
| | | Male | Female | | | |
| Yes | 32% | | 25% | 38% | | | |
| No | 60% | | 68% | 52% | | | |
| Don't eat meat | 5% | | 4% | 7% | | | |
| Don't know | 4% | | 4% | 4% | | |
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