Table 1. Pet owners vs. Non owners (Unweighted Ns: All pets = 22,990, All cat owner = 9,039, All dog owners = 11,015, both dog and cat owners = 3,575).
| ALL Non-pet Owners | ALL Cat Owners | ALL Dog Owners | BOTH Dog and Cat Owners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Weighted % or Mean | Weighted % or Mean | Weighted % or Mean | Weighted % or Mean |
| % Male | 50.22% | 45.69% | 47.53% | 44.79% |
| % Female | 49.78% | 54.31% | 52.37% | 55.21% |
| Age (average) | 44.08 | 44.64 | 44.94 | 44.36 |
| % Hispanic | 34.34% | 9.91% | 13.87% | 7.59% |
| % White | 37.91% | 78.60% | 71.59% | 83.58% |
| % Asian | 15.40% | 4.23% | 6.32% | 2.66% |
| % Black | 8.16% | 2.39% | 3.62% | 1.45% |
| % Other | 4.19% | 4.87% | 4.60% | 4.72% |
| Household size (average) | 3.41 | 3.04 | 3.27 | 3.33 |
| % Home owners | 47.69% | 64.93% | 72.96% | 72.60% |
| % Married | 59.80% | 63.44% | 66.97% | 66.43% |
| Annual household income (average log scale) | 10.30 | 10.77 | 10.85 | 10.84 |
| Rural/urban location (average)1 | 1.90 | 2.17 | 2.20 | 2.34 |
| % Live in a house | 57.98% | 74.55% | 83.96% | 85.65% |
| % Everyone in household full time | 37.99% | 44.33% | 43.69% | 45.56% |
| Hours worked per week (average) | 24.50 | 27.69 | 27.43 | 28.69 |
| % Employed full time | 54.54% | 60.69% | 59.86% | 62.29% |
| % Spouse employed full time | 29.16% | 35.85% | 38.65% | 39.55% |
| BMI (average) | 26.70 | 26.36 | 26.52 | 26.49 |
| % Legally blind | 0.89% | 1.00% | 0.88% | 0.98% |
| % Current asthma | 6.39% | 9.21% | 8.73% | 10.04% |
| General Health2 (average) | 3.41 | 3.65 | 3.64 | 3.66 |
1 Rural/urban location scale: 1 = urban, 2 = 2nd city, 3 = suburban, and 4 = town and rural
2 General health scale: 5 = excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = fair, 1 = poor