Table 3

Percentages of gender-diverse persons per diet category in recent studies

StudySubjectsYear of the fieldworkInterview mode% Gender diverse persons per category (counts between brackets)
Among vegansAmong vegetariansAmong omnivores
Present studyGeneral samples in 9 high-income countries2022Mainly face-to-face (75%)3.8% (5/133)0.4% (2/522)0.1% (10/8,525)
Mayrhofer et al. (2024) Veg*n volunteers from Germany2021Online1.8% (19/1,046) and 1.5% (3/197) among “prospective vegans”1.1% (2/177) among other vegetarians 
Judge et al. (2022), study 1Vegan volunteers from Australia and the UKNot reportedOnline2.0% (9/461)  
Judge et al. (2022), study 2Vegan volunteers from the UK and the USNot reportedOnline3.8% (13/340)  
Dhont et al. (2021) Veg*n volunteers from North America and Western EuropeNot reportedOnline3.0% (10/335)3.3% (6/182) 
Gregson et al. (2024) Volunteers from the UK2022Online2.8% (6/214) 1.0% (7/723)
Buttlar et al. (2024) Volunteers recruited via research platformNot reportedOnline 2.7% (14/514)1.9% (10/514)
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