Table 2.
The socio-demographic characteristics of the three samples.
| Austria (n = 1,500) | Denmark (n = 1,552) | UK (n = 1,558) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 641 | (314) | 698 | (247) | 696 | (292) |
| Female | 854 | (482) | 851 | (378) | 858 | (396) |
| Neither of these | 4 | (4) | 1 | (1) | 3 | (3) |
| Prefer not to say | 1 | (0) | 2 | (0) | 1 | (0) |
| Household income | ||||||
| High income1 | 535 | (297) | 570 | (267) | 586 | (308) |
| Not high income2 | 690 | (367) | 709 | (265) | 796 | (313) |
| Not disclosed3 | 275 | (136) | 273 | (94) | 176 | (70) |
| Age | ||||||
| 18–29 years | 355 | (216) | 303 | (103) | 334 | (174) |
| 30–39 years | 269 | (143) | 220 | (100) | 228 | (113) |
| 40–49 years | 264 | (138) | 264 | (143) | 263 | (118) |
| 50–59 years | 260 | (162) | 261 | (129) | 253 | (122) |
| 60 years or more | 352 | (141) | 504 | (151) | 480 | (164) |
Number of owners of dogs and/or cats are reported in parentheses. 1Annual household income. Austria = 40,350€ or above; Denmark = 500,001 DKK or more; UK = £33,600 or more.
2
Annual household income: Austria = 40,349€ or less; Denmark = 500,000 DKK or less; UK = £33,599 or less.
3
Those who responded “prefer not to answer” and “do not know”.