Table 2.

Career length of 957 veterinary professionals and students replying to face-to-face and online surveys about preferred minimum desexing ages for male and female cats.

Professional Role	Vets		Nurses		Vet Students		Nurse Students		Others		Total
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Career Length
<1 year	3	4.9	9	2.8	248	83.8	140	55.1	1	4.3	401	41.9
1‒5 years	10	16.4	117	36.2	42	14.2	106	41.7	8	34.8	283	29.6
6‒10 years	5	8.2	86	26.6	3	1.0	3	1.2	7	30.4	104	10.9
11‒15 years	5	8.2	46	14.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	8.7	53	5.5
16‒20 years	9	14.8	36	11.1	2	0.7	2	0.8	1	4.3	50	5.2
>21 years	28	45.9	26	8.0	1	0.3	3	1.2	4	17.4	62	6.5
No answer	1	1.6	3	0.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	4	0.4
Total n	61	100.0	323	99.8	296	100.0	254	100.0	23	99.9	957	100.0