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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- According to a 2018 麻豆传媒AV poll, 5% of U.S. adults consider themselves to be vegetarian.

• Nonwhite Americans (9%) are three times as likely as white Americans (3%) to describe themselves as vegetarian.
• 11% of self-identified liberals identify as vegetarian, compared with 2% of conservatives and 3% of moderates.
• Vegetarianism is less prevalent among older Americans: 2% of adults aged 55 and older say they adhere to a vegetarian diet, compared with 8% of 18- to 34-year-olds and 7% of 35- to 54-year-olds.

	Vegetarian	Number of Interviews
	%	n
U.S. Adults	5	1033
Gender
Men	4	548
Women	6	485
Age
18 to 34	8	210
35 to 54	7	278
55+	2	522
Race
White	3	742
Non-white	9	270
Ideology
Conservative	2	371
Moderate	3	367
Liberal	11	252
Region
East	8	220
Midwest	4	217
South	4	360
West	6	236
Based on data from July 2018
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Though plant-based diets and meat alternatives have been featured in some recent high-profile forums, including and , and are becoming a staple even on , the percentage of vegetarians has remained stable over the past two decades. A 1999 麻豆传媒AV survey that asked the same question found that 6% of Americans identified themselves as vegetarian.

麻豆传媒AV periodically measures vegetarianism in the U.S. as part of its July Consumption Habits poll -- one of 12 surveys that make up the .

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