Table 4 CENSHARE attachment scale answers for favourite pet reported as owned by child
From: Pet ownership, dog types and attachment to pets in 9–10 year old children in Liverpool, UK
CENSHARE question, n (%) | Almost always | Often | Sometimes | Almost never | Missing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Within your family, your pet likes you best | 330 (57.0) | 121 (20.9) | 110 (19.0) | 18 (3.1) | 22 |
2. You are too busy to spend time with your pet | 61 (10.7) | 69 (12.1) | 187 (32.8) | 254 (44.5) | 30 |
3. You spend time each day playing with or exercising your pet | 200 (34.8) | 154 (26.8) | 120 (20.9) | 100 (17.4) | 27 |
4. Your pet comes to greet you when you arrive | 343 (60.5) | 67 (11.8) | 71 (12.5) | 86 (15.2) | 34 |
5. You talk to your pet as a friend | 263 (46.9) | 90 (16.0) | 111 (19.8) | 97 (17.3) | 40 |
6. Your pet is aware of your different moods | 202 (35.9) | 113 (21.1) | 115 (20.5) | 132 (23.5) | 39 |
7. Your pet pays attention and obeys you quickly | 205 (36.7) | 102 (18.3) | 138 (24.7) | 114 (20.4) | 42 |
8. You confide in your pet | 209 (37.9) | 85 (15.4) | 96 (17.4) | 161 (29.2) | 50 |
9. You play with your pet when he/she approaches | 324 (57.2) | 102 (18.3) | 77 (13.8) | 54 (9.7) | 44 |
10. You spend time each day training your pet | 150 (25.6) | 110 (20.1) | 149 (27.2) | 149 (27.2) | 53 |
11. You show photos of your pet to your friends | 165 (30.3) | 82 (15.1) | 112 (20.6) | 186 (34.1) | 56 |
12. You spend time each day grooming your pet | 105 (18.9) | 115 (20.7) | 149 (26.8) | 187 (33.6) | 45 |
13. You ignore your pet when he/she approaches | 50 (9.2) | 20 (3.7) | 53 (9.7) | 421 (77.4) | 57 |
14. When you come home, your pet is the first one you greet | 297 (54.8) | 69 (12.7) | 88 (16.2) | 88 (16.2) | 59 |
15. Your pet tries to stay near you by following you | 247 (45.4) | 88 (16.2) | 107 (19.7) | 102 (18.8) | 57 |
16. You buy presents for your pet | 212 (39.0) | 95 (17.5) | 152 (28.0) | 84 (15.5) | 58 |
17. When you feel bad, you seek your pet for comfort | 275 (50.6) | 87 (16.0) | 86 (15.8) | 96 (17.7) | 57 |
18. You prefer to be with your pet more than with most people you know | 161 (29.7) | 107 (19.7) | 172 (31.7) | 103 (19.0) | 58 |
19. When your pet misbehaves you hit him/her | 35 (6.5) | 25 (4.6) | 55 (10.2) | 426 (78.7) | 60 |
20. Your pet is a nuisance and a bother to you | 65 (12.2) | 39 (7.3) | 84 (15.8) | 345 (64.7) | 68 |
21. You consider your pet to be a member of the family | 431 (80.0) | 33 (6.1) | 36 (6.7) | 39 (7.2) | 62 |
22. When you feel bad, you seek your pet for comfort | 281 (52.5) | 74 (13.8) | 95 (17.8) | 85 (15.9) | 66 |
23. You feel sad when you are separated from your pet | 222 (41.4) | 78 (14.6) | 126 (23.5) | 110 (20.5) | 65 |
24. You like to have your pet sleep near your bed | 218 (41.3) | 40 (7.6) | 87 (16.5) | 183 (34.7) | 73 |
25. You like to have your pet sleep on your bed | 194 (36.7) | 39 (7.4) | 54 (10.2) | 241 (45.6) | 73 |
26. You like to have your pet near you when you study, read or watch TV | 255 (47.7) | 57 (10.7) | 102 (19.1) | 121 (22.6) | 66 |
27. You don’t like your pet to get too close to you | 54 (10.3) | 27 (5.2) | 45 (8.6) | 396 (75.9) | 79 |