Table 5.

Sample Descriptives for Companion Animal RElationshipS (CARE) by Scale.

	Have/want children a		No children/childfree
	n	Mean rank b	n	Mean rank b	U	p	PS c
Scale 1 d	663	427.34	254	541.65	63208.00	.001	0.625
Scale 2 d	663	461.01	254	453.76	82870.00	.710	0.508
Scale 3 d	663	438.55	254	512.37	70645.50	.001	0.580

^aThe demographic category “undecided/alloparent” was collapsed into “Have/Want Children” to account for the ambiguity that these individuals may choose to have children.

^b Higher Mean Rank signifies more frequent participation in the behaviors from the scale.

^c Probability of Superiority (PS) measured effect size as it does not expect nor require equal and normal distribution of data.

^d Scale 1 = Affective Responsiveness; Scale 2 = Training and Play; Scale 3 = General Care.