Table 2. Dog characteristics by vaccination status in the MDVC (dogs vaccinated privately not included).

Dog Variables	Unvaccinated dog (n = 2,019)	Vaccinated dog (n = 2,800)	p
Age of dogs–Mean (SD)	24 months (12–60)	20 months (10–54)	0.039 a
Female dogs	42.1%	36.8%	<0.001 b
Free access to the street	20.6%	25.7%	0.002 b
Leash for the dog	33.8%	45.3%	<0.001 b
Dogs that are walked, either with or without leash.	55.9%	66.9%	<0.001 b
Dog function			<0.001 b
Company	52.0%	49.0%
Protection	23.4%	20.9%
Company & Protection	24.6%	29.6%
Breeder/business	0.0%	0.5%
Dog source			<0.001 b
Gift	51.2%	56.5%
Bought at market/store	17.4%	18.3%
Born at home	15.6%	12.3%
Adopted/Picked on the street	12.3%	10.8%
Bought from friend/neighbor	2.6%	2.0%
Do not know	1.0%	0.0%
Purebred as reported by interviewee	25.7%	24.9%	0.589 b
Spayed/Neutered	3.5%	2.6%	0.157 b

p values estimated with

^a Student’s t-test; and

^b Chi square test.