Table 2.

Overview of respondent demographics. Data were obtained through an online survey among professional clients of Dutch pest controllers

	Subgroup agri n (%)	Subgroup other n (%)	Total n (%)
Gender
Male	59 (80.8%)	23 (65.7%)	82 (75.9%)
Female	13 (17.8%)	12 (34.3%)	25 (23.2%)
Other	1 (1.4%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.9%)
Age class
≤30 years	9 (12.3%)	2 (5.7%)	11 (10.2%)
31–40 years	9 (12.3%)	6 (17.1%)	15 (13.8%)
41–50 years	23 (31.5%)	10 (28.6%)	33 (30.6%)
≥51 years	32 (43.9%)	17 (48.6%)	49 (45.4%)
Education
Practical education	46 (63.0%)	9 (26.5%)	55 (51.4%)
Theoretical education	27 (36.0%)	25 (73.5%)	52 (48.6%)
Companion or hobby animal
Yes	66 (90.4%)	27 (77.1%)	93 (86.1%)
No	7 (9.6%)	8 (22.9%)	15 (13.9%)