TABLE 2.
Demographic characteristics of study sample of respondents (general practice [GP] vets, neurologists, owners of dogs with epilepsy) compared across the 2016 and 2020 samples
| Group | Variable | Subcategory | Overall | 2016 | 2020 | Year comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | X 2 | P | |||
| GP Vet | Sex | Female | 108 (72.0) | 65 (77.4) | 43 (65.2) | 2.80 | .25 |
| Male | 40 (26.7) | 18 (21.4) | 22 (33.3) | ||||
| Age | 18‐30 | 67 (44.7) | 28 (33.3) | 39 (59.1) | 15.20 | .01 | |
| 31‐45 | 51 (34.0) | 30 (35.7) | 21 (31.8) | ||||
| 46‐60 | 27 (18.0) | 22 (26.2) | 5 (18.0) | ||||
| Country | UK | 106 (70.7) | 71 (84.5) | 35 (53.0) | 17.70 | <.001 | |
| Non‐UK | 44 (29.3) | 13 (15.5) | 31 (47.0) | ||||
| Neurologist | Sex | Female | 57 (56.8) | 17 (60.7) | 40 (54.8) | 0.30 | .59 |
| Male | 44 (43.6) | 11 (39.3) | 44 (45.2) | ||||
| Age | 18‐30 | 11 (10.9) | 1 (3.6) | 10 (13.7) | 4.90 | .18 | |
| 31‐45 | 59 (58.4) | 16 (57.1) | 43 (58.9) | ||||
| 46‐60 | 28 (27.7) | 11 (39.3) | 17 (23.2) | ||||
| Country | UK | 23 (22.8) | 10 (35.7) | 13 (17.8) | 3.70 | .06 | |
| Non‐UK | 78 (77.2) | 18 (64.3) | 60 (82.2) | ||||
| Owner | Sex | Female | 530 (92.2) | 279 (92.1) | 252 (92.3) | 0.80 | .66 |
| Male | 41 (7.1) | 21 (7.0) | 20 (7.3) | ||||
| Age | 18‐30 | 83 (14.4) | 41 (13.6) | 42 (14.4) | 2.90 | .72 | |
| 31‐45 | 190 (33.0) | 95 (31.5) | 95 (34.8) | ||||
| 46‐60 | 215 (37.4) | 122 (40.4) | 93 (34.1) | ||||
| 61‐75 | 82 (14.3) | 42 (13.9) | 40 (14.7) | ||||
| Country | UK | 273 (47.5) | 164 (54.3) | 138 (50.5) | 0.80 | .37 | |
| Non‐UK | 302 (52.5) | 138 (45.7) | 135 (49.5) | ||||
Abbreviation: X 2, Chi‐squared test statistic.