Table 2.

Main characteristics of 167 cats included in this survey

Characteristic	Number of cats	Percentage
Sex Male Castrated Intact Female Neutered Intact	77 15 62 90 24 66	9.0% 37.2% 14.3% 39.5%
Breed Domestic short hair Persian Other	145 20 2	86.8% 12.0% 1.2%
Age (Month) Less than 6 Between 6 to 11 Between 12 to 20 Between 21 to 35 More than 36	21 46 33 27 40	12.6% 27.5% 19.8% 16.2% 23.9%
Outdoor access Yes No	53 114	31.7% 68.3%
Interaction People* Cats† None	27 62 78	16.2% 37.1% 46.7%
Owner reaction towards behavior
Punishment Ignoring/Distracting Comforting Inconsistent	53 38 32 44	31.7% 22.8% 19.2% 26.3%

^* People other than family members;

^† Multi-cats household.