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Table 2 Characteristics of participating dog owners

From: Assessment of dog owner adherence to veterinarians’ flea and tick prevention recommendations in the United States using a cross-sectional survey

Pet owner characteristic

Overall sample (N = 559)

Age range in years, n (%)

 Not known

63 (11.3)

 10–49

232 (41.5)

 50–69

223 (39.9)

 70+

41 (7.3)

Gender, n (%)

 NA

29 (5.2)

 Female

390 (69.8)

 Male

140 (25.0)

Years as primary caregiver for the dog,

n (%)a

542 (97.0)

 Mean (SD)

5.5 (3.6)

 Median (Range)

5.0 (0.4–16.0)

Participating dog owners by US Region, n (%)

 Central

192 (34.3)

 Northeast

92 (16.5)

 South/Southeast

191 (34.2)

 West

84 (15.0)

Direct experience with fleas, n (%)

 No

314 (56.2)

 Yes

245 (43.8)

Direct experience with ticks, n (%)

 No

357 (63.9)

 Yes

202 (36.1)

Pet owners that had used other products by region, n (%)

 Overall

406 (72.6)

 Central

134 (69.8)

 Northeast

67 (72.8)

 South/Southeast

141 (73.8)

 West

64 (76.2%)

  1. Abbreviation: NA Data not available
  2. a n (%) number of non-missing values and %