Table 2 |
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Change in socio-demographic characteristics for non-owners at baseline by dog ownership status at one year follow-up |
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| Characteristic |
% New dog owners % (n = 92) |
Continuing non-owners (n = 681) |
p value |
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| Marital status |
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| No change |
91.2 |
96.0 |
0.028 |
| Couple to single |
1.1 |
1.5 |
|
| Single to couple |
7.7 |
2.5 |
|
| Education status |
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| No change |
93.2 |
93.3 |
0.960 |
| Increase |
6.8 |
6.7 |
|
| Work status |
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| No change |
92.3 |
93.0 |
0.730 |
| Now in workforce |
3.3 |
4.0 |
|
| No longer in workforce |
4.4 |
3.0 |
|
| Number of hours worked |
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| No change |
63.9 |
69.0 |
0.398 |
| Increase |
13.3 |
14.1 |
|
| Decrease |
22.9 |
16.9 |
|
| Time to travel work |
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| No change |
53.9 |
64.5 |
0.148 |
| Increase |
27.0 |
20.1 |
|
| Decrease |
19.1 |
15.4 |
|
| Occupation status |
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| No change |
72.4 |
76.6 |
0.328 |
| Increase |
11.5 |
12.7 |
|
| Decrease |
16.1 |
10.7 |
|
| Household income |
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| No change |
56.8 |
62.6 |
0.227 |
| Increase |
34.6 |
25.8 |
|
| Decrease |
8.6 |
11.6 |
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| Children living at home <18 years |
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| No change |
94.2 |
93.1 |
0.644 |
| Children now living at home |
2.3 |
4.2 |
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| Children no longer living at home |
3.5 |
2.7 |
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| Type of residence |
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| No change |
81.5 |
80.2 |
0.771 |
| Moved to separate house |
18.5 |
19.8 |
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Cutt et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:17 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-17 |
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