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Table 2 Characteristics of the study children at ages 7 and 13 years with a reported ownership of any pets

From: Socio-demographic factors associated with pet ownership amongst adolescents from a UK birth cohort

Variable

Level

Age 7

(n = 8331)

Age 13

(n = 2332)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Gender

Male

4312 (52)

751 (32)

Female

4019 (48)

1580 (68)

Ethnicity

White

6068 (97)

1868 (97)

Non-white

422 (3)

50 (3)

Number of people in household

3

1233 (15)

323 (15)

4

4168 (50)

1138 (51)

5+

2904 (35)

774 (34)

Presence of an older sibling at 18 months

Yes

4323 (54)

1140 (51)

No

3636 (46)

1095 (49)

Maternal education

CSE or no qualification (lowest)

1631 (21)

222 (10)

Vocational

710 (9)

166 (7)

O level

2873 (35)

722 (32)

A level

2102 (26)

647 (29)

Degree (highest)

1269 (16)

478 (21)

Paternal education

CSE or no qualification (lowest)

1631 (21)

366 (16)

Vocational

639 (8)

165 (7)

O level

1711 (22)

451 (20)

A level

2199 (28)

645 (29)

Degree (highest)

1683 (21)

608 (27)

Maternal social class

Professional (highest)

478 (7)

189 (9)

Managerial and technical

2365 (34)

814 (36)

Skilled: non-manual

2957 (43)

892 (40)

Skilled: manual

467 (7)

131 (6)

Partly skilled

550 (8)

176 (8)

Unskilled (lowest)

116 (2)

33 (2)

Paternal social class

Professional (highest)

941 (13)

344 (15)

Managerial and technical

2667 (36)

839 (38)

Skilled: non-manual

858 (12)

274 (12)

Skilled: manual

2154 (29)

574 (26)

Partly skilled

603 (8)

167 (8)

Unskilled (lowest)

189 (3)

37 (2)

Maternal age at delivery

< 21 years

303 (4)

56 (3)

21–30 years

5043 (61)

1292 (58)

> 30 years

2985 (36)

887 (40)

Mother had pets as a child

No, not at all

743 (10)

196 (9)

Yes, part of time

3517 (46)

994 (45)

Yes, always

3365 (44)

1045 (47)

House type

Detached

2443 (29)

764 (34)

Semi-detached

3086 (27)

801 (36)

End terrace

771 (9)

198 (9)

Terraced

1652 (20)

396 (18)

Flat/room in someone else’s house/other

336 (4)

76 (3)