Table 1.
NPO (N = 15) | PO (N = 15) |
Chi Square, Mann- Whitney U, or t-test |
|
---|---|---|---|
Age (Mean ± S.D.) | 36.1 ± 17.6 | 32.4 ± 13.9 | t(28) = 0.65, p > 0.250 |
Race (n) | X2=93, p=0.025 | ||
Asian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 2 | |
African American | 1 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 2 | 0 | |
Native American | 0 | 0 | |
Caucasian | 5 | 13 | |
Highest Level of Education (n) | X2=1.5, p > 0.250 | ||
Less than high school | 0 | 0 | |
High school/GED | 0 | 1 | |
Attended college | 5 | 5 | |
2-year college degree | 2 | 3 | |
4-year college degree | 3 | 2 | |
Post-graduate degree | 5 | 4 | |
Marital Status (n) | X2=1.1, p > 0.250 | ||
Single | 11 | 11 | |
Married | 3 | 4 | |
Separated/Divorced | 1 | 0 | |
Widowed | 0 | 0 | |
Household Income (n) | X2=3.7, p > 0.250 | ||
Less than $25,000 | 2 | 4 | |
$25,000–$49,999 | 6 | 2 | |
$50,000–$99,000 | 2 | 3 | |
$100,000 + | 3 | 5 | |
Unwilling to disclose | 2 | 1 | |
Close emotional bonds (n) | X2=4.9, p > 0.250 | ||
0–4 | 7 | 5 | |
5–9 | 6 | 7 | |
10+ | 2 | 3 | |
Attraction to animal species, median ratinga | |||
Bird | 5 | 3 | 72 |
Cat | 3 | 7 | 55.5* |
Dog | 7 | 9 | 24*** |
Fish | 4 | 3 | 100.5 |
Small mammal | 3 | 4 | 94.5 |
Reptile/amphibian | 2 | 3 | 79.5 |
Mean ± S.E. | 4.2 ± 0.3 | 5.3 ± 0.3 | t(28) = 2.20, p = 0.037* |
Median rating for “general attraction” to animal species; 1 = no attraction; 10 = strong attraction.
p < 0.05, significant difference between the two groups.
p < 0.001, significant difference between the two groups.