Table 6.
Differences in the gender of respondents in northern Portugal in 2020 in relation to the level of importance given to different questions (n = 424).
| Questions | Female Owners (n = 314) |
Male Owners (n = 110) |
t-Test | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Importance given to pets in the family | 4.11 (± 1.15) | 3.85 (± 1.08) | 2.103 | 0.036 |
| Importance given to vets in the protection of public health | 3.48 (± 0.78) | 3.10 (± 1.11) | 3.94 | 0.000 |
Mean ± standard deviation.