Table 2.

Respondents’ demographic shows comparison of number of responses and percentage

Demographic	Demographic Categories	Number of respondents = N	Percentage (%)
	Kuala Lumpur	130	18.5
	Gombak/Selayang/Rawang	62	8.8
	Ampang	62	8.8
	Kajang/Bangi/Semenyih/Hulu Langat	70	9.9
	Petaling Jaya/ Damansara/Kelana Jaya	64	9.1
Klang Valley area	Shah Alam	62	8.8
	Subang Jaya/Puchong/Kota Kemuning/Perdana Putra/Saujana Putra	62	8.8
	Klang	60	8.5
	Serdang/Seri Kembangan/Balakong	60	8.5
	Putrajaya/Sepang/Cyberjaya	72	10.2
	Total	704	100.0
	17 – 30 years old	336	47.7
	31 – 40 years old	213	30.3
Age	40 – 60 years old	148	21.0
	> above 60 years old	7	1.0
	Total	704	100.0
Gender	Male	238	33.8
	Female	466	66.2
	Total	704	100.0
Religion of faith	Islam	617	87.6
	Christianity	30	4.3
	Buddhism	30	4.3
	Hinduism	13	1.8
	Sikhism	4	0.6
	Atheism	10	1.4
	Total	704	100.0
Level of education (Highest)	PMR/LCE	5	0.7
	SPM/MCE/ O-Level	44	6.3
	STPM/A-Level/ Foundation/Asasi	27	3.8
	Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM)	4	0.6
	Sijil Teknikal dan Vokasional	3	0.4
	Diploma	126	17.9
	Advanced Diploma	10	1.4
	Bachelor Degree	318	45.2
	MBBS/Dentistry/Veterinary Degree	6	0.9
	Master Degree	140	19.9
	Doctoral Degree	21	3.0
	Total	704	100.0
Marital status	Single	359	51.0
	Married	333	47.3
	Divorced	12	1.7
	Total	704	100.0
Type of current working services	Government service/ GLC	289	41.1
	Private	182	25.9
	Non-Government Organization (NGO)	8	1.1
	Self-working/Freelancer	29	4.1
	Student	180	25.6
	No working	16	2.3
	Total	704	100.0
Average household income (per month)	≤ RM 950.00	68	9.7
	RM 950.01—RM 3, 860.00	258	36.6
	RM 3,860.01—RM 8,319.00	272	38.6
	≥ RM 8,319.01	106	15.1
	Total	704	100.0
Keeping pet currently	Yes	299	42.5
	No	405	57.5
	Total	704	100
Keeping pet previously	Yes	533	75.7
	No	171	24.3
	Total	704	100