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Table 2 Cats’ description, 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*

Number of cats owned by respondent

1

386 (31)

296 (30)

43 (32)

47 (41)

0.068

2

377 (31)

314 (32)

38 (29)

25 (21)

 

3

187 (15)

142 (14)

23 (17)

22 (19)

 

≥ 4

290 (23)

239 (24)

29 (22)

22 (19)

 

Total

1240

991

133

116

 

Age of the cat

8 weeks – 1 year

196 (16)

171 (17)

1 (1)

24 (21)

< 0.001

2–4 years

485 (39)

445 (45)

7(5)

33 (28)

 

5–9 years

371 (30)

264 (27)

71 (53)

36 (31)

 

≥ 10 years

184 (15)

107 (11)

54 (41)

23 (20)

 

Total

1236

987

133

116

 

Age of the cat at acquisition

≤1 year

1129 (91)

910 (92)

120 (90)

99 (85)

0.558

2–4 years

69 (6)

51 (5)

9 (7)

9 (8)

 

≥ 5 years

37 (3)

25 (3)

4 (3)

8 (7)

 

Total

1235

986

133

116

 

Origin of the cat

Breeder/shop

225 (18)

215 (22)

6 (5)

4 (3)

0.001

Animal shelter/charity/stray

703 (57)

534 (54)

93 (70)

76 (66)

 

Relatives/friends

260 (21)

200 (20)

29 (22)

31 (27)

 

Internet

50 (4)

42 (4)

4 (3)

4 (4)

 

Total

1238

991

132

115

 

Purebred cat

No

955 (77)

727 (74)

120 (90)

108 (93)

0.204

Yes

278 (23)

257 (26)

13 (10)

8 (7)

 

Total

1233

984

133

116

 

Indoor/outdoor access

Indoor only

787 (63)

648 (65)

77 (58)

62 (53)

0.017

Indoor and outdoor

430 (35)

330 (34)

52 (39)

48 (42)

 

Outdoor only

23 (2)

13 (1)

4 (3)

6 (5)

 

Total

1240

991

133

116

 

Previous cat’s experience

Cattery/cat show

182 (15)

168 (17)

12 (9)

2 (2)

< 0.001

Travel

242 (19)

199 (20)

28 (21)

15 (13)

 

None

815 (66)

623 (63)

93 (70)

99 (85)

 

Total

1239

990

133

116

 

Future cat’s experience

Cattery/cat show

164 (13)

156 (16)

1 (1)

7 (6)

0.232

Travel

233 (19)

202 (21)

20 (15)

11 (9)

 

None

831 (68)

622 (63)

111 (84)

98 (85)

 

Total

1228

980

132

116

 
  1. * significant results and tendency are reported in bold