The Nonlinear Library EA - Results of my 2024 r/Vegan Survey on what influences people to go Vegan. by PreciousPig
Feb 28, 2024
09:01
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Results of my 2024 r/Vegan Survey on what influences people to go Vegan., published by PreciousPig on February 28, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum.
I conducted a survey in the largest Vegan Online Community (the r/vegan subreddit) on why people go Vegan in February 2024. The survey consisted of 20 questions asking which interventions played a significant role in people's decisions to go Vegan (aswell as some general question). The first question of the survey can be found here, all following questions are linked from it: https://www.reddit.com/r/vegan/comments/1arfnyc/the_2024_rvegan_survey_part_1_conversations_with/
Primary goal of this survey: My primary aim compared to similar polls in the past (such as this one: https://vomad.life/survey/ ) was to find out for what percentage of people who came in contact with a specific intervention this intervention played a role in their decision to go Vegan.
(Hypothetical example: A lot more people might have seen Vegan posts on Social Media than might have come in contact with Street Activism prior to going Vegan, yet if Street Activism played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for a higher percentage of people who came in contact with it than Social Media posts, it might still be a more promising intervention overall.)
Part 1 - Interventions with played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for the largest number of people who came in contact with them before going Vegan:
In this first part of the results, I want to answer the primary question of the survey: which intervention played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for the largest percentage of people exposed to it prior to going Vegan:
1 - 91,7% - Watching a Vegan Documentary played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 122 out of 133 people who saw such a Documentary before going Vegan.
2 - 83,3% - Participating in a Vegan Starter Challenge played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 10 out of 12 people who participated in such a challenge before going Vegan.
3 - 80,4% - Conversations with friends and family members played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 131 out of 163 people who had such conversations before going Vegan.
4 - 80,4% - Vegan Speeches played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 45 out of 56 people who saw such Speeches before going Vegan.
5 - 78,4% - Books and scientific articles played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 58 out of 74 people who had read them before going Vegan.
6 - 74,5% - Short Videos on Social Media played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 70 out of 94 people who had seen such videos before going Vegan.
7 - 64,8% - Posts on Social Media played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 92 out of 142 people who saw such posts before going Vegan.
8 - 59,3% - Interacting with animals in real life played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 83 out of 140 people who had frequent contact with animals before going Vegan.
9 - 57,1% - Public events other than street activism played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 8 out of 14 people who attended such an event before going Vegan.
10 - 54,9% - Influencers/Celebrities played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 28 out of 51 people who came in contact with a Vegan Influencer/Celebrity before going Vegan.
11 - 42,9% - Reports about Veganism in the Media played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 15 out of 35 people who saw/heard positive reports about Veganism before going Vegan.
12 - 35% - Vegan and Animal Rights Organizations played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 14 out of 40 people who came in contact with such organizations before going Vegan.
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I conducted a survey in the largest Vegan Online Community (the r/vegan subreddit) on why people go Vegan in February 2024. The survey consisted of 20 questions asking which interventions played a significant role in people's decisions to go Vegan (aswell as some general question). The first question of the survey can be found here, all following questions are linked from it: https://www.reddit.com/r/vegan/comments/1arfnyc/the_2024_rvegan_survey_part_1_conversations_with/
Primary goal of this survey: My primary aim compared to similar polls in the past (such as this one: https://vomad.life/survey/ ) was to find out for what percentage of people who came in contact with a specific intervention this intervention played a role in their decision to go Vegan.
(Hypothetical example: A lot more people might have seen Vegan posts on Social Media than might have come in contact with Street Activism prior to going Vegan, yet if Street Activism played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for a higher percentage of people who came in contact with it than Social Media posts, it might still be a more promising intervention overall.)
Part 1 - Interventions with played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for the largest number of people who came in contact with them before going Vegan:
In this first part of the results, I want to answer the primary question of the survey: which intervention played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for the largest percentage of people exposed to it prior to going Vegan:
1 - 91,7% - Watching a Vegan Documentary played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 122 out of 133 people who saw such a Documentary before going Vegan.
2 - 83,3% - Participating in a Vegan Starter Challenge played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 10 out of 12 people who participated in such a challenge before going Vegan.
3 - 80,4% - Conversations with friends and family members played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 131 out of 163 people who had such conversations before going Vegan.
4 - 80,4% - Vegan Speeches played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 45 out of 56 people who saw such Speeches before going Vegan.
5 - 78,4% - Books and scientific articles played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 58 out of 74 people who had read them before going Vegan.
6 - 74,5% - Short Videos on Social Media played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 70 out of 94 people who had seen such videos before going Vegan.
7 - 64,8% - Posts on Social Media played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 92 out of 142 people who saw such posts before going Vegan.
8 - 59,3% - Interacting with animals in real life played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 83 out of 140 people who had frequent contact with animals before going Vegan.
9 - 57,1% - Public events other than street activism played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 8 out of 14 people who attended such an event before going Vegan.
10 - 54,9% - Influencers/Celebrities played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 28 out of 51 people who came in contact with a Vegan Influencer/Celebrity before going Vegan.
11 - 42,9% - Reports about Veganism in the Media played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 15 out of 35 people who saw/heard positive reports about Veganism before going Vegan.
12 - 35% - Vegan and Animal Rights Organizations played a significant role in their decision to go Vegan for 14 out of 40 people who came in contact with such organizations before going Vegan.
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