Table 1 Description of the cats’ owners, including univariate analysis p-values for association with the cat’s vaccination status
From: A survey of Italian cat owners’ attitudes towards cat vaccination through a web-based questionnaire
Question | Response option | Total (%) | No. (%) recently vaccinated (in the last 3 years) | No. (%) not recently vaccinated (over the last 3 years) | No. (%) unvaccinated | P-value** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of respondent | 17–20 years | 22 (2) | 12 (1) | 4 (3) | 6 (5) | 0.083 |
21–29 years | 302 (24) | 240 (24) | 30 (23) | 32 (28) | ||
30–39 years | 328 (26) | 257 (26) | 45 (34) | 26 (22) | ||
40–49 years | 311 (25) | 254 (25) | 27 (20) | 30 (26) | ||
50–59 years | 204 (16) | 165 (17) | 19 (14) | 20 (17) | ||
≥ 60 years | 80 (7) | 70 (7) | 8 (6) | 2 (2) | ||
Total | 1247 | 998 | 133 | 116 | ||
Gender | Female | 1145 (92) | 915 (92) | 122 (92) | 108 (94) | 0.736 |
Male | 98 (8) | 80 (8) | 11 (8) | 7 (6) | ||
Total | 1243 | 995 | 133 | 115 | ||
Living area of respondent based on number of inhabitants | City (≥15,000 people) | 835 (63) | 605 (61) | 74 (56) | 69 (60) | 0.548 |
Town (< 15,000 people) | 498 (37) | 393 (39) | 59 (44) | 46 (40) | ||
Total | 1333 | 998 | 133 | 115 | ||
Living area of respondent based on postal code | North Italy | 810 (73) | 639 (71) | 98 (82) | 73 (74) | 0.701 |
Middle Italy | 108 (10) | 97 (11) | 5 (4) | 6 (6) | ||
South Italy | 106 (9) | 90 (10) | 7 (6) | 9 (9) | ||
Abroada | 91 (8) | 70 (8) | 10 (8) | 11 (11) | ||
Total | 1115 | 896 | 120 | 99 | ||
Level of education of respondent | Primary/Middle/High school certificate | 671 (54) | 526 (53) | 80 (60) | 65 (56) | 0.197 |
Bachelor’s degree | 470 (38) | 387 (39) | 38 (29) | 45 (39) | ||
Master/Post-university degree | 103 (8) | 82 (8) | 15 (11) | 6 (5) | ||
Total | 1244 | 995 | 133 | 116 | ||
Highest level of education in the household of respondent | Primary/Middle/High school certificate | 431 (35) | 332 (34) | 45 (34) | 54 (47) | 0.213 |
Bachelor’s degree | 588 (47) | 479 (48) | 60 (45) | 49 (42) | ||
Master/Post-university degree | 217 (18) | 177 (18) | 27 (21) | 13 (11) | ||
Total | 1236 | 988 | 132 | 116 | ||
Job of respondent | Healthcare job | 232 (22) | 190 (22) | 30 (26) | 12 (13) | 0.004 |
Student | 191 (18) | 145 (17) | 27 (24) | 19 (20) | ||
Other | 650 (60) | 529 (61) | 57 (50) | 64 (67) | ||
Total | 1073 | 998 | 133 | 116 | ||
Annual household income of respondent | ≤ 9000 € | 76 (7) | 53 (6) | 9 (7) | 14 (13) | < 0.001 |
10–29,000 € | 546 (49) | 420 (47) | 67 (55) | 59 (57) | ||
30–49,000 € | 339 (30) | 285 (32) | 33 (27) | 21 (20) | ||
≥ 50,000 € | 156 (14) | 133 (15) | 13 (11) | 10 (10) | ||
Total | 1117 | 891 | 122 | 104 | ||
Number of children (≤ 13 years old) in the household of respondent | None | 1009 (82) | 806 (82) | 112 (85) | 91 (82) | 0.143 |
≥ 1 | 223 (18) | 180 (18) | 19 (15) | 24 (18) | ||
Total | 1232 | 986 | 131 | 115 | ||
How were you informed about the questionnaire? | Internet (social networks included) | 1031 (85) | 833 (85) | 107 (82) | 91 (80) | 0.520 |
Relatives/friends | 168 (14) | 127 (13) | 20 (15) | 21 (18) | ||
Others | 7 (1) | 1 (2) | 4 (3) | 2 (2) | ||
Total | 1206 | 983 | 131 | 114 |