According to a survey among Seoul residents in South Korea on the reasons for eating plant-based food in 2023, roughly 67.4 percent of respondents stated that they consumed them for health reasons. Personal reasons were more prevalent than concerns about the enivronment or animal welfare.
Reasons for eating plant-based diets among Seoul residents in South Korea as of July 2023
Original question: "What is your reason for being vegetarian? Please tell us two reasons in the order that is most important to you."
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Seoul Metropolitan Government. (April 25, 2024). Reasons for eating plant-based diets among Seoul residents in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336472/south-korea-reasons-for-eating-plant-based-diets-in-seoul/
Seoul Metropolitan Government. "Reasons for eating plant-based diets among Seoul residents in South Korea as of July 2023." Chart. April 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336472/south-korea-reasons-for-eating-plant-based-diets-in-seoul/
Seoul Metropolitan Government. (2024). Reasons for eating plant-based diets among Seoul residents in South Korea as of July 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336472/south-korea-reasons-for-eating-plant-based-diets-in-seoul/
Seoul Metropolitan Government. "Reasons for Eating Plant-based Diets among Seoul Residents in South Korea as of July 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336472/south-korea-reasons-for-eating-plant-based-diets-in-seoul/
Seoul Metropolitan Government, Reasons for eating plant-based diets among Seoul residents in South Korea as of July 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336472/south-korea-reasons-for-eating-plant-based-diets-in-seoul/ (last visited January 02, 2025)
Reasons for eating plant-based diets among Seoul residents in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph], Seoul Metropolitan Government, April 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336472/south-korea-reasons-for-eating-plant-based-diets-in-seoul/
