Veganism & Vegetarianism Getting More Popular
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Veganism and vegetarianism may be growing:
A 1995 National Nutrition Survey, published by the Bureau of Statistics, found 3.7 per cent of Australians, mostly women, chose vegetarian lifestyles. This included variations such as vegan and ovo-lacto vegetarian, vegaquarians (fish-eating, non-meat eaters) and those who didn’t eat red meat. Comparative figures are unreliable, but according to Roy Morgan Research data in 2006, 9.1 per cent of Australians surveyed said “the food I eat is all, or almost all, vegetarian”.
Globally, there are MILLIONS of vegans. If you don’t know one (or think you don’t know one) you can find vegans online. We’re ALL over the web 
Read more about that and tasty vegan restaurant food in Who Needs Meat? >>
It would be interesting to know how veganism spreads. Is it mostly from personal epiphanies, educations, being raised by vegan parents, having vegan friends, etc… Knowing this may help evangelizing efforts.
9.1 per cent is really good though. Isn’t it like 3 percent in America?
Different studies say different things and the way the question is worded matters. More people eat as vegetarians and vegans than people who identify as “vegan” or “vegetarian.”
One article I read suggested that parenting styles contribute to the number of vegetarians and vegans. The theory was that the more liberal/lenient the parent, the more likely the child became veg. That makes sense to me. I went veg as a child, but I wouldn’t have if my parents objected. It would have taken me decades to convert otherwise.
So, here’s a big THANKS to all the parents who allow their children the option to go veg, who really do give them a “free choice” and let them learn the truth about animal agriculture.