Table 1.

Demographic and pet ownership characteristics of respondents (N = 378).

Characteristics	Category	N (%)
	M(SD)	Range
Visit Age (years)	76.9 (10.0)	50.8–100.8
Visit Number	8.5 (6.0)	1–31
Sex
	Female	215 (56.9)
	Male	163 (43.1)
Race
	Black	106 (28.0)
	White	252 (66.7)
Education
	< High school	2 (0.5)
	High school grad	11 (2.9)
	Some college	38 (10.1)
	College grad	84 (22.3)
	Post grad degree	242 (64.2)
Income
	< = $10K	6 (1.7)
	$11K to 25K	16 (4.6)
	$26K to 50K	61 (17.6)
	> $50K	263 (76.0)
Marital status
	Married	213 (59.5)
	Living with Partner	1 (0.3)
	Separated	1 (0.3)
	Divorced	49 (13.7)
	Widowed	66 (18.4)
	Never Married	28 (7.8)
Number of others in household
	None	116 (32.4)
	One Other	199 (55.6)
	Two Others	28 (7.8)
	> Three Others	15 (4.2)
Housing type
	Single-family	280 (78.9)
	Co-Op, Condo, Apt	60 (16.9)
	Continuing care community	13 (3.7)
	Assisted living	2 (0.6)
Current pet owner
	No	288 (76.2)
	Yes	90 (23.8)
Current dog owner
	No	325 (86.2)
	Yes	52 (13.8)
How many dogs
	1	36 (9.5)
	2	10 (2.6)
	3	2 (0.5)
	4	1 (0.3)
Current cat owner
	No	330 (87.5)
	Yes	47 (12.5)
How many cats?
	1	27 (7.1)
	2	14 (3.7)
	3	3 (0.8)
	4	1 (0.3)
Current small mammal owner
	No	375 (99.7)
	Yes	1 (0.3)
Current bird owner
	No	374 (99.5)
	Yes	2 (0.5)
Current fish owner
	No	372 (99.0)
	Yes	6 (1.5)
Current reptile owner
	No	376 (100.0)
	Yes	0 (0.0)
Current other pet owner
	No	373 (99.2)
	Yes	3 (0.8)
Owned a pet in past 10 years
	No	236 (62.4)
	Yes	142 (37.6)
Owned a dog in past 10 years
	No	287 (75.9)
	Yes	91 (24.1)
Owned a cat in past 10 years
	No	295 (78.0)
	Yes	83 (22.0)