Table 1.
Demographics of dog owners in Seoul, South Korea.
| Variables | Category | Pet owner | Seoul populationa | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | n | % | |||
| Total | 654 | 100.00% | 2,940,284 | 100.00% | ||
| Gender | 0.005 | |||||
| Male | 362 | 55.35% | 1,467,482 | 49.91% | ||
| Female | 292 | 44.65% | 1,472,802 | 50.09% | ||
| Age | Mean: 32.14 (SD: 4.89) | <0.001 | ||||
| 19–29 years old | 178 | 27.22% | 1,394,291 | 47.42% | ||
| 30–39 years old | 476 | 72.78% | 1,545,993 | 52.58% | ||
| Marital status | <0.001 | |||||
| Yes | 333 | 50.92% | 1,901,290 | 64.66% | ||
| No | 321 | 49.08% | 1,038,994 | 35.34% | ||
| Children | <0.001 | |||||
| Yes | 271 | 41.44% | 1,793,790 | 61.01% | ||
| No | 383 | 58.56% | 1,146,494 | 38.99% | ||
| Education | University graduate | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 619 | 94.65% | 2,487,949 | 84.62% | ||
| No | 35 | 5.35% | 452,336 | 15.38% | ||
| Employment | <0.001 | |||||
| Employed | 509 | 77.83% | 1,652,440 | 56.20% | ||
| Self-employed | 46 | 7.03% | 378,415 | 12.87% | ||
| Help family affair | 13 | 1.99% | 52,337 | 1.78% | ||
| Unemployed | 86 | 13.15% | 857,093 | 29.15% | ||
| Annual income | ||||||
| Quartile | <0.001 | |||||
| Q1 (lowest) (≤1,800) | 116 | 17.74% | 596,878 | 20.30% | ||
| Q2 (>1,800 ≤3,000) | 141 | 21.56% | 1,114,368 | 37.90% | ||
| Q3 (>3,000 ≤4,200) | 194 | 29.66% | 611,579 | 20.80% | ||
| Q4 (highest) (>4,200) | 203 | 31.04% | 617,460 | 21.00% | ||
| House type | <0.001 | |||||
| Detached house | 61 | 9.33% | 358,715 | 12.20% | ||
| Apartment | 399 | 61.01% | 1,704,777 | 57.98% | ||
| Multi-family house | 179 | 27.37% | 726,544 | 24.71% | ||
| Studio apartment | 15 | 2.29% | 150,249 | 5.11% | ||
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Population data taken from the Korean Statistical Information Service (http://kosis.kr/index/index.do).