Table 3. Relationship between Animal Empathy Scale scores and age, gender, and pet ownership status.

		Empathic concern with animals	Emotional attachment to animals
		Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Age (years)
	Up to 40, n=174	7.8 (1.0)	6.8 (1.6)
	41 - 60, n=171	7.7 (1.1)	6.3 (1.7)
	61 or older, n=38	7.9 (0.8)	6.2 (1.8)
	p value	0.700*	0.005*
Gender
	Male, n=154	7.6 (1.0)	6.1 (1.8)
	Female, n=228	7.8 (1.0)	6.7 (1.6)
	Non-binary, n=4	8.0 (0.8)	6.7 (1.2)
	p value	0.100*	0.002*
Had a pet in childhood
	Yes, n=319	7.8 (1.0)	6.5 (1.7)
	No, n=66	7.5 (1.0)	6.4 (1.8)
	p value	0.019#	0.600#
Has a pet now
	Yes, n=256	7.9 (0.9)	6.7 (1.7)
	No, n=129	7.4 (1.1)	6.0 (1.7)
	p value	<0.001#	<0.001#

^*One-way ANOVA; ^# Student t-test comparison.