Table 6 Profile of Dog Owners in the United States: 2008–2018
From: The changing epidemiology of dog bite injuries in the United States, 2005–2018
Characteristic | Year | Percent Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
2008 | 2018 | ||
Age Group | |||
18–34 | 23.2% | 24.1% | + 0.9 |
35–54 | 45.1% | 39.3% | −5.8 |
55–74 | 26.1% | 31.5% | + 5.4 |
75 and over | 5.6% | 5.1% | −0.5 |
Total % | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
Race-Ethnicity | |||
White non-Hispanic | 81.4% | 75.5% | −5.9 |
Black non-Hispanic | 4.9% | 4.6% | −0.3 |
Asian non-Hispanic | 2.1% | 2.3% | + 0.2 |
Hispanic | 9.5% | 15.1% | + 5.6 |
Total % | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
Location | |||
Top 25 Metro Areas | 42.3% | 45.8% | + 3.5 |
Top 26–100 Metro Areas | 40.9% | 42.8% | + 1.9 |
Not Top 100 Metro Areas | 16.8% | 11.4% | −5.4 |
Total % | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
Education | |||
Non High School Graduate | 12.5% | 5.9% | −6.6 |
High School Graduate Only | 28.7% | 28.7% | 0.0 |
Undergraduate College Degree Only | 16.7% | 20.7% | + 4.0 |
Graduate Degree | 7.3% | 9.4% | + 2.1 |
Total % | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
Age of children in household | |||
Under 6 | 14.0 | 12.8 | −1.2 |
6 to11 | 17.0 | 13.7 | −3.3 |
12 to 17 | 15.8 | 12.8 | −3.0 |
Total Number of Dog Owner Households (000 s) | 42,010 | 46,962 | + 4952 |