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Foot and Mouth 1. The figures below are based on the total panel responses (1023) unless otherwise stated. |
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Do you think the media coverage of veg*an issues during the UK's foot and mouth outbreak has been: | |
| Very good | 1% | |
| Good | 4% | |
| Average | 21% | |
| Poor | 37% | |
| Very poor | 37% | |
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Do you know anyone who has become veg*an because of foot and mouth? | ||
| Yes | 13% | ||
| No | 87% | ||
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Has anyone ever become veg*an because of your influence? | ||
| Yes | 56% | ||
| No | 19% | ||
| Don't know | 25% | ||
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Do you try and 'convert' other people to a veg*an diet? | |
| Never | 24% | |
| Hardly ever | 25% | |
| Sometimes | 37% | |
| Often | 9% | |
| Always | 5% | |
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What is your main reason for being veg*an? | |
| Dietary/health | 12% | |
| Ethical/moral | 85% | |
| Spiritual/religious | 3% | |
| (Based on the responses of the 977 veg*an panel members.) | ||
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How often have you used the internet during the last 6 months? | ||
| Several times a day | 48% | ||
| Once a day | 22% | ||
| Several times a week | 23% | ||
| Once a week | 4% | ||
| Several times a month | 3% | ||
| Once a month | 0% | ||
| Less than once a month | 0% | ||
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Have you purchased products online during the last 6 months? | |
| Yes | 76% | |
| No | 24% | |
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When did you start using the internet? | ||
| 2001 | 1% | ||
| 2000 | 8% | ||
| 1999 | 17% | ||
| 1998 | 18% | ||
| 1997 | 14% | ||
| 1996 | 14% | ||
| 1995 or before | 28% | ||
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Are you | |
| Male | 33% | |
| Female | 67% | |
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Age | |
| 16-24 | 29% | |
| 25-34 | 37% | |
| 35-44 | 22% | |
| 45-54 | 9% | |
| 55+ | 3% | |
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What do you think of the media coverage of foot and mouth? |
| "Hypocritical, superficial, sensationalist, blinkered, what you would expect." "HUGELY biased towards the farmers. As a vegan, I resent subsidising them in the first place (via taxes) - and to have them complain further REALLY cuts." "No-one points out that death on a similar scale occurs every week in abattoirs." "Found footage of carcass piles appalling but hope people might realise what meat eating means." "All the coverage in my country New Zealand is focusing on the farmers affected, economic issues and the attempts to contain the disease. Nothing about the effects on the animals and their suffering. Pathetic." "Not enough discussion of the animal rights issues. I wrote to a paper but didn't get it published." "Too much sympathy for the farmers and not enough for the animals and the planet." "The whole thing is too disturbing for me to listen, watch, or read about." "Rather like war coverage - focussed on statistics and daily battles, etc. Less time for analysis and big picture." "Perhaps if the media gave as much coverage to everyday slaughter & poor care of animals the public would change their attitude to the meat industry." |
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| This was an open-ended question. This is a selection of the responses of the 857 panel members who answered this question. |
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If you could write a newspaper headline alongside a typical foot and mouth picture, what would it say? |
| WHAT PRICE HUMAN GREED? SAVED FROM ABBATOIR HORROR! VEGETARIAN BARBECUES COST MUCH LESS ASH FOR CASH PASS THE PEAS PLEASE! A NATION OF ANIMAL LOVERS? SAME RESULT, DIFFERENT REASON YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT ISN'T THERE A MORE HUMANE WAY TO GET YOUR PROTEIN? WANT FRIES WITH THAT? |
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| This was an open-ended question. This is a selection of the responses of the 746 panel members who answered this question. |
