Pet owners were significantly younger, had higher education, lived more often with others and in rural areas. They were also more likely to find it more difficult to make ends meet than non-pet owners.
Gæludýraeigendur voru marktækt yngri, meira menntaðir, bjuggu frekar með öðrum en einir, hlutfallslega fleiri bjuggu í dreifbýli en þéttbýli, og áttu erfiðara með að ná endum saman um hver mánaðarmót miðað við þá sem ekki eiga gæludýr.