How many children do you have?
boys, aged
girls, aged
Is the child(ren)'s other parent also vegetarian?
yes
no
no time spent with other parent
Which of the following would you like to see in supermarkets
and chain stores?
(Tick all the boxes that apply)
Better labelling of vegetarian products
Vegetarian products made easier to find in the store
Better informed shop floor staff
More child-orientated vegetarian products
More child-orientated dairy free/vegan products
More frequent bulk-buy offers on vegetarian products
Regular in-store promotions of vegetarian products
Please identify the situation (1, 2, 3 or 4) that
applies to you and answer the relevant question(s), by ticking all the
boxes that apply.
1. I am vegetarian, but I never intended to raise my child(ren) veggie,
because:
I see being vegetarian as my personal choice and nothing to do with
my family
I think a veggie diet is fine for adults but not healthy for children
I wanted my children to fit in with their peers and thought being veggie
would cause problems
My friends/relatives talked me out of it
I was advised against it by:
our doctor
health worker/midwife
newspaper/radio/TV
other (please explain)
2. I intended to raise my child(ren) veggie but later changed my
mind and started feeding them meat, because:
I was worried about their health
I felt they were being deprived of some of the foods their friends liked
My friends/relatives talked me out of it
There wasn't much vegetarian food served at their school
I was persuaded to introduce meat etc. into their diet by:
our doctor
health worker/midwife
newspaper/radio/TV
other (please explain)
3. I decided to raise my child(ren) as vegetarian and stuck to my
decision.
Please indicate below if you have experienced any problems from relatives
and other people.
There have not been any real problems resulting from this decision
I can't trust certain relatives/friends to make sure that the food they
offer my children is veggie
It becomes an issue when they visit friends' houses for tea/birthday
parties
It becomes an issue when we eat out, as it is hard to get veggie children's
portions
We have experienced other problems (give an example)
Have your children remained vegetarian or did any
of them decide to start eating meat?
They're all still veggie
Some or all are now eating meat
If you answered that some are eating meat, what
motivated them to stop being veggie?
They were offered meat and really liked the taste, so wanted it again
They wanted to eat in places like McDonald's with their friends
They weren't catered for adequately by their school
They were a bit embarrassed about being veggie and wanted to change
They were bullied about it
4. I went vegetarian after becoming a parent.
My children became vegetarian also
The family/household contains both veggies and non-veggies.
If you answered question 3 or 4, please also answer
the following question:
Have you ever experienced, from any of the following
people, either negative pressure or positive encouragement about raising
vegetarian children ?
Thank you for completing our questionnaire.
Do you or your children have any additional comments you'd like to make?
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information and opinions, which we can include when we write up the
results of this survey. Only first names will be used, and we won't
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