Table 3.
Summary of results from the public survey by telephone directory area, prior to Bayesian estimation.
| Phonebook area | Response rate | Number of dog owning households out of 30 | Number of dogs | Percentage of households with a dog (%) | Mean dogs (± SE) per dog owning household |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen and Shetland | 35.33 | 12 | 14 | 23.00 | 1.17 ± 0.05 |
| Bath and West Wiltshire | 29.70 | 8 | 10 | 27.00 | 1.25 ± 0.06 |
| Blackpool and the Fylde | 31.91 | 4 | 7 | 13.00 | 1.80 ± 0.26 |
| Bromley and Orpington | 38.46 | 3 | 3 | 10.00 | 1.00 ± 0.00 |
| Central and South Wales | 35.58 | 20 | 29 | 67.00 | 1.45 ± 0.06 |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | 65.22 | 10 | 13 | 33.00 | 1.33 ± 0.19 |
| Durham and Wearside | 37.04 | 4 | 7 | 13.00 | 1.30 ± 0.05 |
| Glasgow South | 31.25 | 7 | 14 | 23.00 | 1.75 ± 0.24 |
| Hemel Hempstead | 60.00 | 5 | 7 | 17.00 | 2.00 ± 0.32 |
| Huddersfield | 51.72 | 5 | 7 | 17.00 | 1.40 ± 0.11 |
| Liverpool | 40.67 | 7 | 7 | 23.00 | 1.40 ± 0.18 |
| Manchester Central | 44.12 | 3 | 5 | 10.00 | 1.00 ± 0.00 |
| Milton Keyes | 37.04 | 6 | 11 | 20.00 | 1.67 ± 0.19 |
| Nottingham | 31.91 | 8 | 9 | 27.00 | 1.83 ± 0.19 |
| Salisbury | 33.71 | 8 | 16 | 27.00 | 1.00 ± 0.00 |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | 34.88 | 6 | 15 | 20.00 | 1.00 ± 0.00 |
| Walsall, Cannock and Lichfield | 30.41 | 6 | 7 | 20.00 | 2.50 ± 0.53 |
| Total | 37.08 | 122 | 181 | 23.92 | 1.47 ± 0.02 |
For each area a quota of 30 calls were made.