Table 2.
Comparison of demographic, situational and cat ownership variables across the different containment behaviours of cat owners.
| Variables | 24 h Contain (n = 2896; 65%) |
Night Curfew (n = 1088; 24%) |
24 h Roam (n = 492, 11%) |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
| Age: | 45.2 (±14.0) a | 48.9 (±12.4) b | 44.8 (±13.5) a | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Gender: | Female | 2406 (83%) | 897 (82%) | 377 (77%) | 3680 |
| Male | 375 (13%) | 136 (13%) | 90 (18%) | 601 | |
| Non-binary | 110 (4%) | 50 (5%) | 24 (5%) | 184 | |
| Location: | Urban | 2085 (72%) | 753 (69%) | 335 (68%) | 3173 |
| Regional | 811 (28%) | 335 (31%) | 157 (32%) | 1235 | |
| Dwelling: | Own | 2109 (73%) | 891 (83%) | 398 (82%) | 3398 |
| Rent | 768 (27%) | 187 (17%) | 89 (18%) | 1044 | |
| Type of dwelling: |
Free-standing house | 2000 (69%) | 961 (88%) | 417 (85%) | 3378 |
| Apartment/other | 888 (31%) | 127 (12%) | 73 (15%) | 1088 | |
| Outdoor space: |
Access | 2361 (82%) | 956 (88%) | 426 (87%) | 3743 |
| No access | 527 (18%) | 132 (12%) | 64 (13%) | 723 | |
| Cats per household: | 1 cat | 1451 (51%) | 590 (55%) | 282 (58%) | 2323 |
| 2 cats | 967 (34%) | 342 (32%) | 141 (29%) | 1450 | |
| 3 cats | 251 (9%) | 100 (9%) | 36 (7%) | 387 | |
| 4 cats | 92 (3%) | 25 (2%) | 11 (2%) | 128 | |
| 5 cats or more | 112 (4%) | 20 (2%) | 18 (4%) | 150 |
Notes: Mean for age with different superscripts (in rows) differ significantly at p < 0.05 Tukey HSD. Not all respondents provided responses for all questions.