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. 2024 Feb 23;15:1355970. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1355970

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.