Hello, for my parenting class at school i am doing a project on raising vegetarian children (basically if its healthy) and i need vegetarians/vegans to fill out my survey. if you would like to take a few minutes to do so that would be greatly appreciated.if you do, please email it back to
punkrockmary182@hotmail.com
thanks!
1. Age:
2. Gender (Male or female):
3. Why are you a vegetarian? Choose one of the following options (If there is more than one option that applies to you, choose the one that affects you most):
____ Health
____ Concern for animal welfare
____ Ethical/religion
____ Concern for the environment
____ Other
4. Were you raised as a vegetarian?
____ Yes ____ No
5. Do you have children? If so, are you raising them as vegetarians? If you plan to have children in the future, would you? (Basically, is raising veggie kids a good idea)
____ Yes ____ No
6. a) If you answered ‘yes’ to question number 5, rank these possible reasons from 1-4, 1 being the largest reason and 4 being the smallest:
____ Because I, myself, am a vegetarian
____ Due to the health benefits
____ I want them to be concerned about the environment and the treatment of animals and I want them to develop healthy eating habits early in life
____ Due to possible psychological benefits (i.e. the child may develop a deeper understanding of why violence is wrong)
b) If you answered ‘no’ to question number 5, rank these possible reasons from 1-4, 1 being largest reason and 4 being the smallest:
____ Vegetarian food is too expensive and I do not feel that the chances of my child liking it is high
____ My spouse/family does not agree with vegetarianism
____ I do not want to impose my values onto my child
____ I am waiting until my children are old enough to make decisions for themselves, then I will allow them to decide whether to convert to vegetarianism or not
7. Would you consider the cost of vegetarian foods a drawback of being a vegetarian/raising your children as vegetarians?
____ Yes ____No
8. If you are/were to raise a vegetarian child, are there or would there be social disadvantages for that child?
___ Yes ____No
9. Do you think that vegetarian children run into more health/eating problems than their meat-eating peers?
____ Yes ____No
10. Raising vegetarian children is remarkably healthy and has many benefits.
____ I strongly agree with this statement
____ I agree with this statement
____ I am unsure about this statement
____ I disagree with this statement
____ I strongly disagree with this statement
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