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Determinants of Vegetarianism and Partial Vegetarianism in Ireland. ESRI WP369. January 2011

Tol, Richard S.J. and Leahy, Eimear and Lyons, Sean (2011) Determinants of Vegetarianism and Partial Vegetarianism in Ireland. ESRI WP369. January 2011. [Working Paper]

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    Abstract

    Vegetarianism is increasing in the western world. Anecdotally, this trend can be attributed to heightened health, environmental and animal welfare concerns. In this paper we investigate the factors associated with vegetarianism among adults in Ireland. Using the 2007 Survey of Lifestyles, Attitudes and Nutrition, we use a logit model to assess the relationship between vegetarianism and the socioeconomic and personal characteristics of the respondents. We also analyse the factors associated with varying levels of meat consumption using an ordered logit model. This paper adds to the existing literature as it is the first paper to estimate the determinants of vegetarianism and partial vegetarianism in Ireland.

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    Item Type: Working Paper
    Subjects for non-EU documents: EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > public health policy (including global activities)
    Countries > Ireland
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Series: Series > Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin > ESRI Working Papers
    Depositing User: Alyssa McDonald
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 02 Dec 2017 17:36
    Number of Pages: 35
    Last Modified: 02 Dec 2017 17:57
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/87914

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