Table 1.

Demographics of survey participants (n = 592).

Demographics		n	%	Attitude score (mean ± SE)
Age	18–29	57	9.6	4.21 ± 0.19
	30–39	175	29.6	4.18 ± 0.1
	40–49	174	29.4	4.56 ± 0.11
	50+	186	31.4	4.38 ± 0.11
Gender	Female	398	67.2	4.26 ± 0.07
	Male	188	31.8	4.51 ± 0.11
	Non-binary	6	1	5.94 ± 0.47
Education	High school	28	4.7	4.86 ± 0.25
	College or university	212	35.8	4.22 ± 0.1
	Masters, doctorate, DVM, MD	352	59.5	4.4 ± 0.08
Role	Animal caretaker	24	4	4.58 ± 0.26
	Technician	128	21.6	4.2 ± 0.13
	Management	114	19.3	4.43 ± 0.13
	Veterinarian	172	29.1	4.32 ± 0.14
	Researcher	121	20.4	4.45 ± 0.14
	Other	33	5.6	4.36 ± 0.29
Sector	Academic	387	65.4	4.41 ± 0.08
	Pharma, CRO, private	105	17.7	4.3 ± 0.13
	Government	36	6.1	3.82 ± 0.27
	Hospital/clinic	29	4.9	4.31 ± 0.19
	Non-profit	21	3.5	4.38 ± 0.29
	Other	14	2.4	4.83 ± 0.39
Country	Canada	209	35.3	4.21 ± 0.1
	Europe	383	64.7	4.44 ± 0.1