August 9/New York/Gallup -- A recent Gallup survey found 5% of the U.S. population label themselves as vegetarian. The poll also asked the respondents if they considered themselves to be vegan, with 2% of the respondents answering “yes."
Curiously, of the people who answered “yes” to being vegan, most had said "no" when asked if they considered themselves to be a vegetarian, suggesting vegans view themselves as different from vegetarians, rather than a type of vegetarian.