Table 2.
Results of dog and cat questionnaires including percentages as shown in McNamara et al. [29]
| Dog dataset (N = 500) | Cat dataset (N = 500) | |
|---|---|---|
| Owner gender | 318 female, 182 male | 311 female, 189 male |
| Mean owner age ± SD (range) in years | 44.5 ± 13.62 (18–81) | 44.5 ± 13.96 (18–78) |
| Animal > six months of age, n/N (%) | 486/500 (97.2) | 493/500 (98.6) |
| Contact with children/elderly, n/N (%) | 455/500 (91.0) | 336/500 (67.2) |
| Kept only indoors, n/N (%) | na | 249/500 (49.8) |
| Goes outdoors, but garden only, n/N (%) | 110/500 (22.0) | na |
| Goes off-lead (those that go outside the garden), n/N (%) | 296/390 (75.9) | na |
| Hunts (those that go outdoors), n/N (%) | na | 222/251 (88.4) |
| Catches prey (those that go outdoors), n/N (%) | 95/500 (19.0) | 214/251 (85.3) |
| Contact with dogs of other households, snails or prey, n/N (%) | 446/500 (89.2) | na |
| Eats slugs, snails, grass or digs in garden, n/N (%) | 334/500 (66.8) | na |
| Eats raw meat (those that do not go outside unsupervised or catch prey), n/N (%) | 158/405 (39.0) | 90/286 (31.5) |
| Mean no. of annual dewormings ± SD (range) | 2.1 ± 1.42 (0–12) | 1.7 ± 1.33 (0–12) |
Abbreviations: n, number of positive answers; N, number of people questioned, na, not applicable (dog only or cat only questions, respectively)