Table 1. Demographic information, health outcomes and exposure to pets of the investigated population, n (%).
| Home location | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rural | Suburban | Urban | |||
| Demographic information | ||||||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 3780 (51.9) | 916 (52.9) | 756 (51.5) | 1801 (51.5) | ||
| Female | 3499 (48.1) | 815 (47.1) | 712 (48.5) | 1699 (48.5) | ||
| Age | ||||||
| 0–2 years old | 225 (3.1) | 65 (3.7) | 44 (3.0) | 102 (2.9) | ||
| 3–5 years old | 3238 (44.0) | 751 (42.8) | 677 (45.7) | 1549 (43.8) | ||
| 6–8 years old | 3903 (53.0) | 939 (53.5) | 762 (51.4) | 1888 (53.3) | ||
| Members of family have asthma or allergies | 948 (14.1) | 113 (7.0) | 164 (11.7) | 625 (18.4) | ||
| Dampness in home | 1370 (23.0) | 363 (26.8) | 318 (25.6) | 637 (20.7) | ||
| Total income (RMB) | ||||||
| <30 thousand | 1123 (17.4) | 482 (31.8) | 249 (18.7) | 288 (8.9) | ||
| 30–50 thousand | 1516 (23.5) | 619 (40.8) | 370 (27.7) | 434 (13.5) | ||
| 50–100 thousand | 1863 (28.9) | 342 (22.5) | 429 (32.1) | 989 (30.7) | ||
| 100–200 thousand | 1381 (21.4) | 58 (3.8) | 201 (15.1) | 1071 (33.2) | ||
| >200 thousand | 572 (8.9) | 16 (1.1) | 86 (6.4) | 444 (13.8) | ||
| Health outcomes | ||||||
| Current wheeze | 333 (4.9) | 41 (2.5) | 56 (4.1) | 199 (5.9) | ||
| Current dry cough | 937 (13.6) | 148 (8.9) | 171 (12.0) | 556 (16.2) | ||
| Diagnosed asthma | 302 (4.4) | 40 (2.4) | 44 (3.1) | 193 (5.7) | ||
| Current rhinitis | 2002 (29.8) | 324 (20.3) | 363 (26.4) | 1221 (36) | ||
| Diagnosed rhinitis | 636 (9.5) | 72 (4.4) | 110 (7.9) | 416 (12.4) | ||
| Current eczema | 998 (14.9) | 198 (12.4) | 189 (13.7) | 558 (16.5) | ||
| Diagnosed eczema | 2624 (39.1) | 460 (29) | 501 (36.2) | 1552 (45.8) | ||
| Pets exposure | ||||||
| Keeping pets at time of survey (current) | 1490 (21.6) | 678 (40.8) | 279 (19.5) | 458 (13.3) | ||
| Cat | 224 (4.0) | 135 (12.1) | 31 (2.6) | 49 (1.6) | ||
| Dog | 929 (14.7) | 526 (34.9) | 180 (13.5) | 178 (5.6) | ||
| Rodent | 111 (2.0) | 46 (4.5) | 12 (1.0) | 50 (1.6) | ||
| Bird | 141 (2.5) | 50 (4.8) | 33 (2.8) | 54 (1.8) | ||
| Fish | 341 (5.9) | 39 (3.7) | 76 (6.2) | 207 (6.5) | ||
| Keeping pets in the first year of life (early) | 1196 (18.4) | 509 (32.8) | 257 (19.0) | 377 (11.5) | ||
| Cat | 177 (3.2) | 85 (7.5) | 33 (2.9) | 49 (1.7) | ||
| Dog | 845 (13.7) | 421 (28.8) | 187 (14.6) | 206 (6.6) | ||
| Rodent | 53 (1.0) | 16 (1.5) | 11 (1.0) | 22 (0.8) | ||
| Bird | 83 (1.5) | 25 (2.3) | 18 (1.6) | 37 (1.3) | ||
| Fish | 175 (3.2) | 18 (1.7) | 39 (3.4) | 106 (3.5) | ||