Table 2.

Descriptive information for continuous exploratory variables (year of birth, year of graduation) for total number of respondents (n = 540) and a subset of respondents who made commented on low and no-contact euthanasia (n = 123) in a mixed methods survey on ethically challenging situations encountered by veterinarians, animal health technicians and veterinary nurses globally during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Variable	Range	Mean	Median	Standard Deviation
Year of birth for total number of respondents (n = 528)	1926–2000	1979	1980	11.9
Year of birth for subset of respondents (n = 120)	1956–1998	1980	1982	11.3
Year of graduation for total number of respondents (n = 540)	1958–2020	2004	2007	11.9
Year of graduation for subset of respondents (n = 123)	1956–1998	2005	2007	11.1