According to a survey among Seoul residents in South Korea on the reasons for eating plant-based food in 2022, the most common reason among all age groups was that they ate such foods for health reasons. At the same time, more than 70 percent of people aged 70 or older did so due to disease.
Reasons for eating plant-based diets among Seoul residents in South Korea as of October 2022, by age
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18 to 29 years
30 to 39 years
40 to 49 years
50 to 59 years
60 to 69 years
70 years and older
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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, 2023). Reasons for eating plant-based diets among Seoul residents in South Korea as of October 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336483/south-korea-reasons-for-eating-plant-based-diets-in-seoul-by-age/
Seoul Metropolitan Government. "Reasons for eating plant-based diets among Seoul residents in South Korea as of October 2022, by age." Chart. April 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336483/south-korea-reasons-for-eating-plant-based-diets-in-seoul-by-age/
Seoul Metropolitan Government. (2023). Reasons for eating plant-based diets among Seoul residents in South Korea as of October 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336483/south-korea-reasons-for-eating-plant-based-diets-in-seoul-by-age/
Seoul Metropolitan Government. "Reasons for Eating Plant-based Diets among Seoul Residents in South Korea as of October 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336483/south-korea-reasons-for-eating-plant-based-diets-in-seoul-by-age/
Seoul Metropolitan Government, Reasons for eating plant-based diets among Seoul residents in South Korea as of October 2022, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336483/south-korea-reasons-for-eating-plant-based-diets-in-seoul-by-age/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Reasons for eating plant-based diets among Seoul residents in South Korea as of October 2022, by age [Graph], Seoul Metropolitan Government, April 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336483/south-korea-reasons-for-eating-plant-based-diets-in-seoul-by-age/