Table 3.
Results from canine lifestyle survey answers (in %) and deworming frequency per region in the UK
| East Midlands (n = 51) | Eastern (n = 25) | London (n = = 21) | North-East (n = 37) | North- Westa (n = 57) | N. Ireland (n = 3) | Scotland (n = 43) | South-East (n = 76) | South-West (n = 52) | Wales (n = 41) | West Midlands (n = 51) | Yorkshireb (n = 43) | UK average (n = 500) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult dogs | 100 | 100 | 95.2 | 97.3 | 98.2 | 66.7 | 100 | 98.7 | 98.1 | 97.6 | 98.0 | 100 | 98.4 |
| Goes outside beyond garden | 84.3 | 100 | 90.5 | 94.6 | 91.2 | 66.7 | 86.0 | 90.8 | 78.8 | 85.4 | 96.1 | 98.0 | 89.4 |
| Catches prey | 13.7 | 12.0 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 33.3 | 9.3 | 17.1 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 12.6 |
| Eats raw meat | 13.7 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 33.3 | 16.3 | 9.0 | 11.5 | 7.3 | 9.8 | 4.7 | 10.2 |
| Interacts with children/elderly | 82.4 | 80.0 | 76.2 | 78.4 | 86.0 | 66.7 | 79.1 | 82.9 | 78.8 | 78.0 | 78.4 | 81.4 | 80.6 |
| Exercising off lead | 62.7 | 56.0 | 66.7 | 62.6 | 63.2 | 33.3 | 62.8 | 73.7 | 63.5 | 65.9 | 72.5 | 60.5 | 65.2 |
| Eats slugs/snails/grass | 37.3 | 36.0 | 33.3 | 29.7 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 32.6 | 34.2 | 34.6 | 29.3 | 23.5 | 37.2 | 33.0 |
| Contact to other animals | 80.4 | 88.0 | 76.2 | 81.1 | 87.7 | 66.7 | 74.4 | 88.2 | 80.8 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 74.4 | 81.6 |
| Average deworming per year | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
a Including Merseyside
b Including The Humber