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. 2016 Jun 25;6(2):53–58. doi: 10.1016/j.jfms.2004.01.003

Table 1.

Population by factor categories

Factor Category
Sex Male Female No data
826 (37.3%) 1242 (56.1%) 146 (6.6%)
Neutering status Entire Neutered No data
66 (3.0%) 1956 (88.3%) 192 (8.7%)
Breed Domestic Pedigree a No data
2113 (95.4%) 48 (2.2%) 53 (2.4%)
Type Pet Stray Feral No data
1431 (64.6%) 533 (24.1%) 174 (7.9%) 76 (3.4%)
Cat's in original location Single cat Multi-cat b No data
546 (24.7%) 1507 (68.0%) 161 (7.3%)
Outdoor access Free roaming Indoor No data
1897 (85.7%) 179 (8.1%) 138 (6.2%)
Health status Healthy Sick No data
1930 (87.2%) 122 (5.5%) 162 (7.3%)
FeLV Positive Negative No data
12 (0.5%) 2150 (97.1%) 52 (2.4%)
FIV Positive Negative No data
91 (4.1%) 2065 (93.3%) 58 (2.6%)
Toxoplasmosis Positive Negative No data
499 (22.5%) 1640 (74.1%) 75 (3.4%)
a

Nine different pedigree breeds were reported: median 4 cats of each breed (range 2–15); the most commonly sampled pedigree breed was Persian.

b

The precise number of cats in a cat's original location was available for 67 cats from a multi-cat household: median 2 cats per multicat household (range 2 to 39).