Table 2. Types of social relatedness facilitated through pets among Pet Owners.
| San Diego (n = 378) | Nashville (n = 388) | Portland (n = 384) | Perth (n = 429) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Got to know people in neighborhood as a result of pet | 193 | 51.1 | 204 | 52.6 | 183 | 47.7 | 229 | 53.4 |
| Regard at least one person met through pet as a friend | 102 | 27.0 | 123 | 31.7 | 89 | 23.2 | 106 | 24.7 |
| Received at least one form of social support from people met through pet | 155 | 41.0 | 180 | 46.4 | 149 | 38.8 | 184 | 42.9 |
| Type of social support provided by person/people met through pet | ||||||||
| Informational | 121 | 32.0 | 149 | 38.4 | 116 | 30.2 | 168 | 39.2 |
| Instrumental | 128 | 33.9 | 154 | 39.7 | 122 | 31.8 | 132 | 30.8 |
| Appraisal | 100 | 26.5 | 116 | 29.9 | 98 | 25.5 | 118 | 27.5 |
| Emotional | 68 | 18.0 | 79 | 20.4 | 53 | 13.8 | 79 | 18.4 |