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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the samples, percentages

From: An empirical examination of the conceptualization of companion animals

 

Dog questionnaire

 

Cat questionnaire

(n = 1267)

 

(n = 760)

Number of animals in household

 0

…dogs

20

…cats

23

  ≥ 1

…dog

80

…cat

77

 1

…dogs

41

…cats

32

 2

…dogs

23

…cats

23

  ≥ 3

…dogs

13

…cats

18

 N/A

 

3

 

4

Both cat and dog in household

 

31

 

13

Do not keep but has

 …previously kept a

…a doga

71

… a cata

83

 …have thought of keeping

…a doga

70

… a cata

66

Age, years

 

 20–29

 

17

 

14

 30–39

 

12

 

10

 40–49

 

16

 

18

 50–65

 

37

 

38

  > 65

 

11

 

12

 N/A

 

7

 

8

Gender

 Female

 

86

 

86

 Male

 

7

 

6

 N/A

 

7

 

8

Persons in household

 1

 

17

 

21

 2

 

41

 

39

 3–4

 

27

 

26

  > 4

 

8

 

6

 N/A

 

7

 

8

Children in household

 Yes

 

31

 

30

 No

 

62

 

62

 N/A

 

7

 

8

  1. Percentage in proportion of total sample except otherwise noted, aare proportion of respondents not keeping a dog (or cat) who answered whether or not previously kept and whether or not have been thinking of keeping, respectively