Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the surveyed pet caregivers

Characteristics	n of valid responses, %
Gender	n = 430, 100%
Woman	n = 358, 83.2%
Man	n = 69, 16%
Not specified	n = 3, 0.7%
Age	n = 430, 100%
< 18 years	n = 5, 1.2%
18–25 years	n = 124, 28.8%
25–34 years	n = 132, 30.7%
35–44 years	n = 71, 16.5%
45–54 years	n = 57, 13.3%
55–64 years	n = 32, 7.4%
> 65 years	n = 9, 2.1%
Occupation related to animals	n = 430, 100%
No	n = 232, 54%
Yes	n = 198, 46%
Animal(s) owned (dogs and/or cats)	n = 430, 100%
Dogs	n = 254, 59.1%
Cats	n = 80, 18.6%
Dogs and cats	n = 96, 22.3%
Relationship with pet	n = 430, 100%
Pet	n = 37, 8.5%
Work animal	n = 2, 0.5%
Friend	n = 13, 3.1%
Family member	n = 378, 87.9%