Characteristic | % New dog owners Mean (SD) (n = 92) | % Continuing non-owners Mean (SD) (n = 681) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Gender (female) | 62.0 | 57.3 | 0.395 |
Mean age (years) | 39.1 (SD 9.59) | 41.68 (SD 12.48) | 0.021 |
Born in Australia | 59.3 | 54.1 | 0.342 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
   Married/defacto | 75.0 | 84.4 | 0.037 |
   Separated/divorced/widowed | 15.2 | 7.7 |  |
   Single | 9.8 | 8.0 |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
   Secondary or less | 38.5 | 38.5 | 0.073 |
   Trade/apprentice/certificate | 45.1 | 35.2 |  |
   Bachelor or higher | 16.5 | 26.3 |  |
Work status | Â | Â | Â |
   Work | 87.0 | 77.2 | 0.036 |
   No work | 12.0 | 15.2 |  |
   Retired | 1.1 | 7.7 |  |
Number of hours worked1 | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤ Half time | 15.3 (16.5) | 10.2 (13.0) | 0.005 |
   >Half time ≤ 38 hrs/week | 23.5 (25.3) | 22.8 (29.2) | (0.260) |
   >38 hrs/week ≤ 60 hrs/week | 52.9 (57.0) | 40.6 (51.9) |  |
   >60 hrs/week | 1.2 (1.3) | 4.6 (5.8) |  |
   Not in workforce | 7.1 | 21.8 |  |
Occupation1 | Â | Â | Â |
   Management/administration | 20.7 (22.2) | 12.8 (16.3) | 0.002 |
   Professional | 26.4 (28.4) | 30.6 (38.8) | (0.111) |
   Blue collar | 23.0 (24.7) | 13.4 (17.0) |  |
   Clerical/sales/service/other | 23.0 (24.7) | 21.9 (27.8) |  |
   Not in workforce | 6.9 | 21.3 |  |
Household income | Â | Â | Â |
   <$49, 999 | 23.8 | 28.1 | 0.859 |
   $50–69,999 | 27.4 | 25.3 |  |
   $70–89,999 | 22.6 | 22.4 |  |
   $90,000+ | 26.2 | 24.1 |  |
Children living at home <18 years | 61.1 | 48.4 | 0.024 |
Mean age of children living at home | 7.24 (SD 4.20) | 6.43 (SD 4.54) | 0.219 |
<18 years | Â | Â | Â |
Type of residence | Â | Â | Â |
   Separate house | 81.5 | 80.2 | 0.652 |
   Semi-attached | 8.7 | 9.6 |  |
   Flat/unit | 7.6 | 9.3 |  |
   Other | 2.2 | 0.9 |  |