Table 4.

Estimates (Median and Credibility Intervals) based on Bayesian analysis of the Public survey and the estimates of the subpopulations of dogs from each source.

	Public survey	Veterinary Practices	Pet Insurance	UK Kennel Club
Estimate of population	9,409,000	16,400,000	4,774,000	7,069,000
95% CI	8,089,000-11,530,000	12,510,000-21,470,000	3,609,000-6,973,000	4,514,000-12,930,000
Proportion of dogs in sub population		0.77	0.42	0.29
95% CI		0.62-0.92	0.29-0.55	0.17-0.43
Estimate of subpopulation		8,283,869	2,000,000*	2,116,871*
95% CI		7,813,432-11,225,435	NA	1,696,647*-2,425,060*

*indicates figures not based on Bayesian analysis where CI refers to Confidence Intervals