Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of N = 75 participating families.
| Group | Group difference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Dog (n = 39) |
Comparison (n = 36) |
Total (N = 75) |
t or X2 | p | ||
| Child Demographics | ||||||
| Age, M (SD) | 12.92 (2.89) | 9.44 (3.12) | 11.25 (3.46) | 5.014 | <0.001 | |
| Male gender, n (%) | 25 (64%) | 29 (81%) | 54 (72%) | 2.514 | 0.113 | |
| SCQ, M (SD) | 17.67 (5.68) | 18.48 (6.17) | 18.06 (5.89) | -0.573 | 0.568 | |
| Hours of education services per week, M (SD) | 19.33 (13.19) | 19.74 (11.66) | 19.53 (12.39) | -0.408 | 0.684 | |
| Hours of treatment services per week, M (SD) | 16.96 (31.39) | 17.25 (36.87) | 17.10 (33.86) | 0.032 | 0.974 | |
| Caregiver Demographics | ||||||
| Age, M (SD) | 45.36 (5.41) | 43.03 (6.18) | 44.24 (5.87) | 1.742 | 0.086 | |
| Female gender, n (%) | 35 (90%) | 34 (94%) | 69 (92%) | 0.562 | 0.453 | |
| # Children in home, M (SD) | 1.85 (1.04) | 1.97 (1.61) | 1.91 (1.34) | -0.406 | 0.686 | |
| Pet dog in home, n (%) | 13 (33%) | 7 (19%) | 20 (27%) | 1.847 | 0.174 | |
| Race, n (%) | 2.190 | 0.701 | ||||
| White | 33 (85%) | 26 (72%) | 59 (79%) | |||
| More than one race | 3 (8%) | 4 (11%) | 7 (9%) | |||
| Asian | 1 (3%) | 3 (8%) | 4 (5%) | |||
| Black or African American | 1 (3%) | 2 (6%) | 3 (4%) | |||
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | – | – | – | |||
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | – | – | – | |||
| Prefer not to say | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (3%) | |||
| Ethnicity, n (%) | 1.131 | 0.568 | ||||
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 34 (87%) | 31 (86%) | 65 (87%) | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 (10%) | 5 (14%) | 9 (12%) | |||
| Prefer not to say | 1 (3%) | – | 1 (1%) | |||
| Education, n (%) | 3.911 | 0.562 | ||||
| Post-graduate degree | 20 (51%) | 21 (58%) | 41 (55%) | |||
| 4-year college degree | 10 (26%) | 10 (28%) | 20 (27%) | |||
| 2-year college degree | 5 (13%) | 1 (3%) | 6 (8%) | |||
| Some college | 2 (5%) | 2 (6%) | 4 (5%) | |||
| High school/GED | 1 (3%) | 2 (6%) | 3 (4%) | |||
| Some high school | 1 (3%) | – | 1 (1%) | |||
| Prefer not to say | – | – | – | |||
| Annual Household Income, n (%) | 3.943 | 0.684 | ||||
| Less than $25,000 | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (3%) | |||
| $25,000 - $49,999 | 3 (8%) | 1 (3%) | 4 (5%) | |||
| $50,000 - $74,999 | 4 (10%) | 1 (3%) | 5 (7%) | |||
| $75,000 - $99,999 | 7 (18%) | 8 (22%) | 15 (20%) | |||
| $100,000 - $124,999 | 4 (10%) | 6 (17%) | 10 (13%) | |||
| $125,000 or above | 17 (44%) | 14 (39%) | 31 (41%) | |||
| Prefer not to say | 3 (8%) | 5 (14%) | 8 (11%) | |||
| Relationship Status, n (%) | 8.955 | 0.062 | ||||
| Married | 34 (87%) | 32 (89%) | 66 (88%) | |||
| Divorced | 5 (13%) | – | 5 (7%) | |||
| Widowed | – | 2 (6%) | 2 (3%) | |||
| Single (never married) | – | 1 (3%) | 1 (1%) | |||
| Living with significant other | – | – | – | |||
| Separated | – | – | – | |||
| Prefer not to say | – | 1 (3%) | 1 (1%) | |||
| Employment, n (%) | 3.187 | 0.562 | ||||
| Full-time | 17 (44%) | 19 (53%) | 36 (48%) | |||
| Part-time | 11 (28%) | 10 (28%) | 21 (28%) | |||
| Unemployed | 9 (23%) | 5 (14%) | 14 (19%) | |||
| Disabled or Retired | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (3%) | |||
| Prefer not to say | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (3%) | |||
M, mean; SD, standard deviation; n, partial sample size; N, total sample size.