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Table 1 The distribution of age category and gender across the groups

From: A survey of the impact of owning a service dog on quality of life for individuals with physical and hearing disability: a pilot study

 

Physical Service Dog

Hearing Service Dog

 

With Dog (n = 72)

Waiting List (n = 24)

With Dog (n = 111)

Waiting List (n = 30)

Age

 18–25 years

1 (1.4%)

4 (16.7%)

1 (0.9%)

1 (3.3%)

 25–35 years

4 (5.6%)

2 (8.3%)

4 (3.6%)

2 (6.7%)

 35–45 years

14 (19.4%)

1 (4.2%)

17 (15.3%)

3 (10%)

 45–55 years

21 (29.2%)

9 (37.5%)

34 (30.6%)

7 (23.3%)

 55+ years

32 (44.4%)

8 (33.3%)

55 (49.5%)

17 (56.7%)

Gender

 Men

14 (19.4%)

5 (20.8%)

19 (17.1%)

13 (43.3%)

 Women

58 (80.6%)

19 (79.2%)

92 (82.9%)

17 (56.7%)