Table 2.

Percent of respondents who own any pet, a dog or a cat in each decade of age (years).

Decade ownership	50s	60s	70s	80s	90s	OR10	95% CI		p
PO C	50.0	35.3	28.2	14.4	0.0	0.52	0.41	0.67	<0.001
PO 10	61.5	49.2	43.6	26.0	20.8	0.61	0.49	0.75	<0.001
DO C	30.8	27.7	14.5	6.2	0.0	0.48	0.34	0.64	<0.001
DO 10	50.0	36.9	26.5	13.7	12.5	0.56	0.44	0.07	<0.001
CO C	23.1	20.0	13.7	8.2	0.0	0.61	0.45	0.82	<0.001
CO 10	30.8	30.8	25.6	15.1	12.5	0.70	0.55	0.88	0.003

OR10, odds ratio for having a pet 10 years later compared with having a pet at the referenced age decade; PO, pet owner; DO, dog owner; CO, cat owner; C, current; 10, within past 10 years.