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. 2014 Mar 27;17(4):322–339. doi: 10.1080/10888705.2014.895904

TABLE 3 . Number of UK and U.S. Participants Who Identified the Following Breeds as Pit Bull-Type Dogs.

Breed Pit Bull in United Kingdom and United States Unfamiliar in United Kingdom and United States
American Bulldog United Kingdom: 5 (9.3%)** United Kingdom: 0 (0%)
  United States: 111 (26.7%) United States: 0 (0%)
American Staffordshire Terrier United Kingdom: 33 (61.1%)** United Kingdom: 3 (5.6%)
  United States: 351 (84.4%) United States: 0 (0%)
Boxer United Kingdom: 0 (0%) United Kingdom: 0 (0%)
  United States: 23 (5.5%) United States: 0 (0%)
Cane Corso United Kingdom: 7 (13.0%) United Kingdom: 5 (9.3%)
  United States: 75 (18.0%) United States: 20 (4.8%)
Dogo Argentino United Kingdom: 10 (18.5%) United Kingdom: 2 (3.7%)
  United States: 79 (19.0%) United States: 37 (8.9%)
English Bulldog United Kingdom: 0 (0%) United Kingdom: 0 (0%)
  United States: 20 (4.8%) United States: 0 (0%)
English Bull Terrier United Kingdom: 0 (0%)*** United Kingdom: 0 (0%)
  United States: 62 (14.9%) United States: 13 (3.1%)
Miniature Bull Terrier United Kingdom: 1 (1.9%)** United Kingdom: 3 (5.6%)
  United States: 62 (14.9%) United States: 30 (7.2%)
Presa Canario United Kingdom: 5 (9.3%) United Kingdom: 10 (18.5%)
  United States: 76 (18.3%) United States: 36 (8.7%)
Staffordshire Bull Terrier United Kingdom: 1 (1.9%)*** United Kingdom: 0 (0%)
  United States: 285 (68.5%) United States: 13 (3.1%)
Note.

The percentage of participants from each country who identified the breeds as pit bull-type dogs is in parentheses.

Asterisks indicate breeds that were significantly more likely to be considered pit bulls by U.S. participants than by UK participants according to chi-square analyses (**p < .01, ***p < .001). When the number of expected values in any cell was less than 5, the Fisher's exact test was used in lieu of the chi-square test.

The number and percentage of participants who were unfamiliar with each breed are listed in the last column.