Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of study sample.

	Shelter veterinarians ( n =52)		Previous shelter veterinarians ( n = 39)		Non-shelter veterinarians ( n = 130)
Characteristics	%	N	%	N	%	N
Gender
Female	90.4	47	74.4	29	86.2	112
Male	9.6	5	25.6	10	13.1	17
Other	0	0	0	0	0.8	1
Age
20–29 years	19.2	10	5.1	2	21.5	28
30–39 years	36.5	19	28.2	11	32.3	42
40–49 years	26.9	14	23.1	9	20.0	26
>49 years	17.3	9	43.6	17	26.2	34
Race
American Indian/Alaskan Native	0	0	0	0	1.5	2
Asian	1.9	1	5.1	2	0	0
Black/African American	0	0	0	0	0.8	1
Hispanic/Latino	1.9	1	2.6	1	4.6	6
White	94.2	49	82.1	32	90.0	117
Mixed race	1.9	1	2.6	1	1.5	2
Prefer not to answer	0	0	7.7	3	1.5	2
Current student loan debt
<$50,000	46.2	24	66.7	26	57.7	75
$50,000–$149,999	21.2	11	12.8	5	20.0	26
≥$150,000	32.7	17	17.9	7	20.8	27
Prefer not to answer	0.0	0	2.6	1	1.5	2
Student loan debt at graduation
<$50,000	30.8	16	33.3	13	36.9	48
$50,000–$149,999	28.8	15	33.3	13	26.9	35
≥$150,000	40.4	21	33.3	13	34.6	45
Prefer not to answer	0.0	0	0.0	0	1.5	2
Salary
<$50,000	3.8	2	10.3	4	15.4	20
$50,000–$99,999	55.8	29	35.9	14	20.8	27
$100,000–$149,999	36.5	19	38.5	15	39.2	51
≥150,000	1.9	1	10.3	4	16.2	21
Prefer not to answer	1.9	1	5.1	2	8.5	11

Bold text indicates there was a statistically significant difference based on Pearson Chi-Square (p < 0.05).