Table 2.
Survey results.
| Survey question | Description | % Yes | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Is your pet a dog? | 90.5 | 86.0–93.9 |
| Q1 | Is your pet a cat? | 9.5 | 6.1–14.0 |
| Q2 | Does your pet have regular access to children under the age of 18? | 22.6 | 17.2–28.7 |
| Q3 | Where does your pet usually sleep? (Indoors in bed) | 52.5 | 45.5–59.7 |
| Q3 | Where does your pet usually sleep? (Indoors not in bed) | 47.1 | 39.8–53.8 |
| Q3 | Where does your pet usually sleep? (Outdoors) | 0.5 | 0.0–1.4 |
| Q4 | Do you regularly (at least weekly) kiss your pet? | 71.0 | 64.6–76.9 |
| Q5 | Does your pet regularly (at least weekly) lick you in the face? | 57.5 | 50.7–64.1 |
| Q6 | Does your pet regularly (at least weekly) lick your hands? | 78.3 | 72.3–83.5 |
| Q7 | Does your pet regularly (at least weekly) defecate inside your house, including in litterboxes or pads? | 18.6 | 13.7–24.3 |
| Q8 | Has your pet taken an antibiotic by mouth or injection in the past 3 months? | 38.5 | 32.0–45.2 |
| Q9 | Has your pet taken an antibiotic by mouth or injection in the past 12 months? | 49.8 | 43.0–56.6 |
| Q10 | Have other pets in your household taken an antibiotic by mouth or injection in the past 12 months? | 25.8 | 20.2–32.1 |
| Q11 | Has your pet been kenneled/boarded in the past 12 months? | 34.8 | 28.6–41.5 |
| Q12 | Has your pet been hospitalized in the previous 3 months? | 23.1 | 17.7–29.2 |
| Q13 | Has your pet been hospitalized in the previous 12 months? | 27.1 | 21.4–33.5 |
| Q14 | Has your pet visited a human hospital in the past 12 months? | 2.3 | 0.7–5.2 |
| Q15 | Has your pet visited a long-term care facility (nursing home) in the past 12 months? | 1.8 | 0.5–4.6 |
| Q16 | Does your pet have regular access (at least weekly) to a stream, river, pond, or lake? | 17.2 | 12.5–22.8 |
| Q17 | Does your pet regularly (at least weekly) consume water from the toilet? | 6.8 | 3.8–10.9 |
| Q18 | Does your pet regularly (at least weekly) eat other animals’ feces? | 9.0 | 5.6–13.6 |
| Q19 | Does your pet regularly (at least weekly) eat raw meat or a raw meat based diet? | 1.8 | 0.5–4.6 |
| Q20 | Are you, or someone else in your household, employed in the human healthcare field or in a healthcare training program (direct patient care)? | 14.0 | 9.7–19.3 |
| Q21 | Are you, or someone else in your household, employed in the veterinary field or in a veterinary training program (direct patient care)? | 23.1 | 17.7–29.2 |
| Q22 | Have you, or someone else in your household, taken an antibiotic by mouth or injection in the past 3 months? | 27.6 | 21.8–34.0 |
| Q23 | Have you, or someone else in your household, taken an antibiotic by mouth or injection in the past 12 months? | 43.0 | 36.4–49.8 |
| Q24 | Have you, or someone else in your household, been hospitalized in the past 3 months? | 4.1 | 1.9–7.6 |
| Q25 | Have you, or someone else in your household, been hospitalized in the past 12 months? | 9.5 | 6.0–14.2 |
| Q26 | Have you, or someone else in your household, traveled internationally in the past 12 months? | 24.0 | 18.5–30.2 |
| Q27 | Have any other pets or pet owners from your household participated in this study? | 9.5 | 6.0–14.2 |