Table 1 Basic characteristics of study participants
All participants (n = 12,763) | The combinations of living alone status and pet ownership | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Living alone without a pet (n = 3559) | Living alone with pet(s) (n = 154) | Living with others but without a pet (n = 6945) | Living with others and with pet(s) (n = 2105) | |||||||
Age, mean [SD]a | 42.5 | [12.4] | 35.3 | [12.9] | 43.8 | [12.9] | 44.7 | [11.0] | 47.1 | [10.6] |
Female, n (%) | 1540 | (12.1) | 456 | (12.8) | 30 | (19.5) | 813 | (11.7) | 241 | (11.4) |
Marital status, n (%) | 8168 | (64.0) | 412 | (11.6) | 52 | (33.8) | 5918 | (85.2) | 1786 | (84.8) |
Employment status, n (%) | ||||||||||
Upper management | 563 | (4.4) | 94 | (2.6) | 4 | (2.6) | 352 | (5.1) | 113 | (5.4) |
Middle management | 3477 | (27.2) | 557 | (15.7) | 26 | (16.9) | 2238 | (32.2) | 656 | (31.2) |
Other | 8723 | (68.3) | 2908 | (81.7) | 124 | (80.5) | 4355 | (62.7) | 1336 | (63.5) |
Alcohol consumption, n (%) | ||||||||||
Don’t drink | 3232 | (25.3) | 1002 | (28.2) | 44 | (28.6) | 1668 | (24.0) | 518 | (24.6) |
< 1 gob | 6179 | (48.4) | 1905 | (53.5) | 77 | (50.0) | 3316 | (47.7) | 881 | (41.9) |
1–1.9 gob | 2045 | (16.0) | 383 | (10.8) | 22 | (14.3) | 1225 | (17.6) | 415 | (19.7) |
≥ 2 gob | 1307 | (10.2) | 269 | (7.6) | 11 | (7.1) | 736 | (10.6) | 291 | (13.8) |
Smoking status, n (%) | ||||||||||
Never | 6252 | (49.0) | 2166 | (60.9) | 74 | (48.1) | 3258 | (46.9) | 754 | (35.8) |
Former | 3821 | (29.9) | 621 | (17.4) | 48 | (31.2) | 2351 | (33.9) | 801 | (38.1) |
Current | 2690 | (21.1) | 772 | (21.7) | 32 | (20.8) | 1336 | (19.2) | 550 | (26.1) |
Educational background, n (%) | ||||||||||
9–12 years | 6358 | (49.8) | 1704 | (47.9) | 94 | (61.0) | 3323 | (47.8) | 1237 | (58.8) |
13–16 years | 3503 | (27.4) | 905 | (25.4) | 39 | (25.3) | 1976 | (28.5) | 583 | (27.7) |
≥ 17 years | 2902 | (22.7) | 950 | (26.7) | 21 | (13.6) | 1646 | (23.7) | 285 | (13.5) |