It’s National Bacon Lovers day, which means that it’s the perfect time to dig into the sizzling data on Americans who eat pork–of which there are many. As it stands, 40% of Americans eat pork on a daily or weekly basis.
Daily pork eaters show a clear split along gender lines, with men twice as likely as women to eat pork on a daily basis. Meanwhile, adults aged 18-29 eat pork most frequently, as do those who make $100k+ per year.
Of course, a preference for pork isn’t just visible in the basic demographic data– it has other ripple effects on the first meal of the day as well.
- Chia champs: Daily pork eaters are ‘very’ interested in breakfast foods with flax or chia seeds.
- Dairy fans: Those who consume pork daily are ‘somewhat’ interested in getting protein from dairy.
- Cereal fiends: This demographic is also the most likely to eat cereal 1-2 times per week, suggesting an appreciation for sweet and savory breakfast options.
Pork eaters display other quirks–both in and out of the kitchen, that underscore their unique personalities:
- Recipe avoiders: When it comes to cooking, those who eat pork daily are most likely to not cook from a recipe.
- Plan changers: They are also the most likely to say that they do not make plans and stick to them.
- Future visionaries: Despite an aversion to plans, 48% of daily pork eaters feel ‘very’ or ‘somewhat’ confident about the future.
Clearly, pork eaters have a mind–and palette-of their own. Eating pork on a regular basis isn’t just a sign of meat preferences, it also correlates to other dietary interests and an overall way of being that’s less structured and more spontaneous, suggesting that pork isn’t just a breakfast choice–it’s a lifestyle.
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This article’s data comes solely from CivicScience’s database, which contains nearly 700,000 poll questions and 5 billion consumer insights.