Table 3 Participant characteristics (those with pets n = 25)
Characteristics | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Female | 17 | 68 % |
 Male | 8 | 32 % |
Location | ||
 Manchester | 12 | 48 % |
 Southampton | 13 | 52 % |
Ethnicity | ||
 White | 25 | 100 % |
 Non-white | 0 | 0 % |
Number of pets | ||
 1 | 16 | 64 % |
 2 | 5 | 20 % |
 3 | 0 | 0 % |
 4 | 3 | 12 % |
 5+ | 1 | 4 % |
Type of pets | ||
 Dog only | 7 | 28 % |
 Cat only | 8 | 32 % |
 Bird only | 2 | 8 % |
 Hamster only | 1 | 4 % |
 Guinea pig only | 1 | 4 % |
 Mixture | 4 | 16 % |
 Not specified | 2 | 8 % |