Table 1.

Participant characteristics (N = 249).

Characteristic		n	%
Gender
	Female	174	69.9
	Male	36	14.5
	Other	2	0.8
	Prefer not to say	16	6.4
	Unspecified	21	8.4
Role
	Clinical	167	67.1
	Non-clinical	43	17.3
	Unspecified	39	15.7
Position
	Specialist veterinarian	30	12.0
	Non-specialist veterinarian	11	4.4
	Resident/intern	27	10.8
	Veterinary nurse	77	30.9
	Trainee nurse/animal attendant	17	6.8
	Client services	18	7.2
	Support services	18	7.2
	Leadership	7	2.8
	Other	8	3.2
	Prefer not to say	15	6.0
	Unspecified	21	8.4
Years working in veterinary care sector
	<1 year	28	11.2
	1–5 years	81	32.5
	6–10 years	44	17.7
	More than 10 years	73	29.3
	Unspecified	23	9.2
Years at current workplace
	<1 year	83	33.3
	1–5 years	99	39.8
	6–10 years	28	11.2
	More than 10 years	16	6.4
	Unspecified	23	9.2