Table 2.
Distribution of each breed group in our study, and in Ipswich City Council and Gold Coast City Council registrations, with the overrepresentation coefficient.
| Breed Groups | RSPCA | Ipswich and Gold Coast | Overrepresentation Coefficient a |
p-Value (Chi-Square Tests) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terriers | 16,030 (28.2%) | 22,056 (22.2%) | 1.27 | <0.001 |
| Working Dogs | 14,085 (24.8%) | 17,637 (17.8%) | 1.39 | <0.001 |
| Utility | 8857 (15.6%) | 7770 (7.8%) | 1.99 | <0.001 |
| Toys | 5223 (9.2%) | 20,796 (21.0%) | 0.44 | <0.001 |
| Non-sporting | 5071 (8.9%) | 13,915 (14.0%) | 0.64 | <0.001 |
| Gundogs | 4417 (7.8%) | 11,504 (11.6%) | 0.67 | <0.001 |
| Hounds | 3160 (5.6%) | 5581 (5.6%) | 0.99 | 0.602 |
| Total | 56,843 (100%) | 99,266 (100%) |
a Percent of breeds in our study/percent of breeds in the councils’ registrations. 1.00 signifies equal representation in our database, and Ipswich and Gold Coast City Councils registrations.