Table 1.
Weighted descriptive statistics/frequencies for demographic/contextual and health indicators, stratified by pet ownership status.
| Pet Owners | Non-Pet Owners | Dog Owners | Non-Dog Owners | Cat Owners | Non-Cat Owners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic/Contextual Indicators | n = 750 | n = 517 | n = 504 | n = 763 | n = 356 | n = 911 |
| M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | |
| Household Income* | 13.27 (4.79) | 13.10 (4.57) | 13.51 (4.66) | 12.99 (4.71) | 13.03 (4.96) | 13.26 (4.59) |
| Gender | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Female | 407 (54.3%) | 247 (47.8%) | 277 (55%) | 377 (49.4%) | 188 (52.8%) | 466 (51.1%) |
| Male | 343 (45.7%) | 270 (52.2%) | 227 (45%) | 386 (50.6%) | 168 (47.2%) | 446 (48.9%) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| White, Non-Hispanic | 514 (68.5%) | 286 (55.2%) | 342 (67.9%) | 458 (60.0%) | 271 (76.1%) | 529 (58.1%) |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 59 (7.9%) | 91 (17.6%) | 36 (7.1%) | 114 (14.9%) | 25 (7.0%) | 124 (13.6%) |
| Other/Multi-racial, Non-Hispanic | 53 (7.1%) | 56 (10.8%) | 36 (7.1%) | 73 (9.6%) | 23 (6.5%) | 86 (9.5%) |
| Hispanic | 124 (16.5%) | 85 (16.4%) | 90 (17.9%) | 118 (15.5%) | 37 (10.4%) | 171 (18.8%) |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than High School | 91 (12.1%) | 44 (8.5%) | 59 (11.7%) | 75 (9.8%) | 37 (10.4%) | 97 (10.6%) |
| High School | 215 (28.7%) | 144 (27.8%) | 152 (30.2%) | 206 (27.0%) | 112 (31.5%) | 247 (27.1%) |
| Some College | 223 (29.7%) | 129 (24.9%) | 147 (29.2%) | 205 (26.9%) | 111 (31.3%) | 240 (26.3%) |
| Bachelor's degree + | 221 (29.5%) | 201 (38.8%) | 145 (28.8%) | 277 (36.3%) | 95 (26.8%) | 327 (35.9%) |
| Housing Type | ||||||
| One family, detached | 563 (75.1%) | 334 (64.6%) | 414 (82.1%) | 484 (63.4%) | 248 (69.9%) | 649 (71.2%) |
| One family, attached | 54 (7.2%) | 52 (10.1%) | 32 (6.3%) | 74 (9.7%) | 27 (7.6%) | 79 (8.7%) |
| Multi-family building | 96 (12.8%) | 122 (23.6%) | 30 (6.0%) | 188 (24.6%) | 60 (16.9%) | 158 (17.3%) |
| Mobile home, boat, car | 37 (4.9%) | 9 (1.7%) | 28 (5.6%) | 18 (2.4%) | 20 (5.6%) | 25 (2.7%) |
| Urbanicity | ||||||
| Urban | 253 (33.8%) | 200 (38.7%) | 158 (31.4%) | 295 (38.7%) | 117 (32.9%) | 336 (36.9%) |
| Rural | 168 (22.5%) | 53 (10.3%) | 133 (26.4%) | 88 (11.5%) | 90 (25.3%) | 131 (14.4%) |
| Suburban | 327 (43.7%) | 264 (51.1%) | 212 (42.1%) | 380 (49.8%) | 149 (41.9%) | 443 (48.7% |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Married | 408 (54.4%) | 266 (51.5%) | 287 (56.9%) | 387 (50.8%) | 190 (53.2%) | 485 (53.2%) |
| Widowed | 29 (3.9%) | 31 (6.0%) | 24 (4.8%) | 36 (4.7%) | 14 (3.9%) | 47 (5.2%) |
| Divorced | 71 (9.5%) | 49 (9.5%) | 45 (8.9%) | 75 (9.8%) | 35 (9.8%) | 85 (9.3%) |
| Separated | 14 (1.9%) | 7 (1.4%) | 8 (1.6%) | 13 (1.7%) | 9 (2.5%) | 12 (1.3%) |
| Never married | 167 (22.3%) | 141 (27.3%) | 115 (22.8%) | 193 (25.3%) | 80 (22.4%) | 229 (25.1%) |
| Living with partner | 61 (8.1%) | 23 (4.4%) | 25 (5.0%) | 58 (7.6%) | 29 (8.1%) | 54 (5.9%) |
| Children | ||||||
| Children | 212 (28.3%) | 111 (21.5%) | 159 (31.5%) | 165 (21.6%) | 91 (25.6%) | 233 (25.6%) |
| No Children | 538 (71.7%) | 406 (78.5%) | 345 (68.5%) | 598 (78.4%) | 265 (74.4%) | 678 (74.4%) |
| Employment | ||||||
| Employed | 532 (71%) | 294 (56.8%) | 361 (71.5%) | 465 (60.9%) | 247 (69.4%) | 579 (63.6%) |
| Unemployed | 217 (29%) | 224 (43.2%) | 144 (28.5%) | 298 (39.1%) | 109 (30.6%) | 332 (30.6%) |
| Health Indicators | M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) |
| Health Status | 2.60 (0.98) | 2.54 (0.99) | 2.58 (0.99) | 2.58 (0.99) | 2.66 (1.00) | 2.55 (0.98) |
| Body Mass Index | 28.48 (6.43) | 28.03 (6.45) | 28.61 (6.30) | 28.09 (6.53) | 28.53 (6.52) | 28.20 (6.41) |
| Physical activity | 3.26 (1.22) | 3.17 (1.20) | 3.35 (1.21) | 3.14 (1.21) | 3.20 (1.25) | 3.23 (1.20) |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Physical Disability | 94 (12.8%) | 63 (12.5%) | 62 (12.5%) | 95 (12.7%) | 51 (14.6%) | 105 (11.8%) |
| Cognitive Disability | 65 (8.8%) | 25 (5.0%) | 37 (7.5%) | 53 (7.1%) | 40 (11.4%) | 50 (5.6%) |
| Anxiety Disorder | 92 (12.7%) | 44 (8.8%) | 58 (11.8%) | 79 (10.8%) | 47 (13.6%) | 89 (10.1%) |
| Depression | 132 (18.1%) | 49 (9.8%) | 83 (16.9%) | 98 (13.4%) | 66 (19.1%) | 115 (13.1%) |
*Note: Income measured as 21 discrete categories treated as continuous data; an income level of 13 corresponds to $60,000-$75,000 USD.