Table 4.

Cross-tabulations of level of agreement regarding statements related to dog acquisition through sale and potential welfare aspects related to dog acquisition (% of respondents; n = 507).

Demographic	Gender		Age			Annual Pre-Tax Income					Educational Background		Region of Residence
	Male	Female	18–34	35–54	55–88	$0–$25,000	$26,000–$50,000	$51,000–$75,000	$76,000–$100,000	$101,000 and Higher	Less than a College Degree	College Degree or Higher	Northeast	South	Midwest	West
People should be able to buy purebred dogs
Agree	53.8a	58.1a	42.3a	54.9b	66.4c	55.0a	57.0a	51.1a	53.2a	62.0a	55.7a	56.4a	53.6a	56.5a	59.9a	53.0a
Disagree	23.7a	19.1b	30.2a	23.9b	13.0c	18.0a	21.6a	26.1b	27.4b	17.2b	20.6a	22.3a	22.8a,b	20.1b	17.5b	26.2a
Shelter dog populations would decrease if people stopped buying purebred dogs
Agree	35.9a	41.6b	39.7a	38.9a	38.1a	42.3a	38.0a	34.9a	40.3a	38.0a	38.7a	38.9a	36.6a,b,c	40.7c	33.0b	43.4a,c
Disagree	34.9a	30.5a	31.4a	34.1a	32.4a	28.6b	34.0a	35.3a	33.9a	33.1a	33.8a	31.3a	31.2a	33.2a	35.7a	30.1a
Importing of dogs for sale is irresponsible
Agree	45.5a	58.0b	45.3a	48.2a	59.7b	52.4a	51.2a	48.5a	53.8a	53.9a	52.0a	51.7a	52.5a	50.3a	54.7a	51.2a
Disagree	29.0a	19.8b	29.9a	28.1a	17.2b	21.2a	26.4a	28.7a	29.6a	18.8b	24.7a	23.9a	26.4a	25.7a	24.0a	20.8a
The sale of dogs is socially irresponsible
Agree	26.1a	31.1b	28.0a	31.0a	27.0a	31.2a	26.1a	30.5a	31.7a	25.0a	29.8a	27.1a	29.3a,b	30.4b	24.3a	29.5a,b
Disagree	45.2a	40.5a	43.6a	41.6a	43.3a	37.8b	46.2a	39.3a	48.9a	44.2a	41.3a	44.8a	43.1a	40.8a	46.2a	42.5a

Note: Statistically significant differences are indicated by differences in letters a, b, or c. A value labeled with an “a” is statistically different from a value labeled with a “b” or “c”, but not statistically different from another value labeled with an “a”.