METHODOLOGY
Survey Methodology - Questions asked and methodology for the survey were developed under the guidance of Dr. Roger Nassar, a nationally known statistician, with many published pet populations studies to his credit.
Each telephone prefix in SDC was researched to determine the number of listed residential households within that prefix. The number of survey calls made within each prefix was based on the number of households in each prefix, in relation to the number of households in the county.
A list of randomly selected telephone numbers was then developed. Using this list, the research company (Nichols Research, Sunnyvale, CA) was instructed to attempt to contact a specific number of households within each prefix. If contact could not be made, the phone number was called at least four times before going to another number on the list. All calls to businesses were disconnected.
6346 calls were attempted. Contact was made at 1711 households. 659 refused to participate. 21 surveys were randomly discarded due to too many calls placed in Escondido. 1031 households completed the survey.
SURVEY QUESTIONS AND RAW RESULTS
Note: The actual survey questions, as asked by the interviewers, follow this chart.
DOGS:
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1. How many dogs, if any do you own
430 / 311 Households
2. How many of the dogs are Male/Female
209 Male / 221 Female
3. Please describe your Dogs. How many are purebred with papers
165 - Purebred with papers
87 - Purebred w/o papers
173 - Mixed Breed
5 - Don't know
4. What are the ages of your dogs
13 - under 4 months
50 - 4 mos to 1 year
190 - 1 to 5 years
114 - 5 to 10 years
54 - 10+ years
9 - Don't know
5. How did you obtain your dog(s)
27 - Stray
8 - Born at home
146 - Given
34 - Pet Store
112 - Breeder
5 - Rescue group
53 - Animal Control/Humane Society
30 - Ad in paper
8 - Front store/flea market
2 - Veterinarian
5 - Other
6. Have your dog(s) been spayed or neutered
123 - Neutered Male
168 - Spayed Female
86 - Whole Male
53 - Whole Female
6A. What was the reason for not altering your dog(s)
27 - Too young
36 - USed as breeder
17 - Don't want to
14 - Expensive
27 - Not necessary
2 - Wrong
16 - Other
6B. How many females had a litter prior to being spayed
20 - Total
6C. Why did they have a litter
4 - Planned
6 - Breeder
2 - Wanted
7. For the time period January 1, 1993 to December 31, 1993, did
any of your owned dogs disappear for 24 hours or more
14 Yes / 416 No
7A. What happened to the dog(s)
6 - Came back on own
1 - Ad/flyer
3 - Found at Animal Control
1 - Never came back
3 - Other
7B. Did you check at Animal Control or Humane Society for your
missing dog
10 Yes / 4 No
CATS:
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8. How many male or female cat(s), if any, do you own
425 / 252 Households
171 - Male 253 - Female 1 - Don't know
9. Please describe your owned cats.
361 - Domestic
24 - Purebred with papers
15 - Purebred without papers
25 - Don't know
10. How many of these cats are kept indoors? outdoors?
indoor/outdoor?
158 - Indoor
74 - Outdoor
193 - Indoor/Outdoor
11.What are the ages of your cat(s)
21 - under 4 months
60 - 4 mos to 1 year
181 - 1 to 5 years
79 - 5 to 10 years
55 - 10+ years
29 - Don't know
12. How did you originally obtain the cat(s)
125 - Stray
43 - Born at home
132 - Given
28 - Pet store
17 - Breeder
10 - Rescue group
28 - Animal Control/Humane Society
14 - Ad in paper
16 - Front of store
4 - Veterinarian
8 - Other
13. Have your cat(s) been spayed (F) or neutered (M)
150 - Neutered male
208 - Spayed female
21 - Whole male
45 - Whole female
1 - Don't know
13A. What was the reason for not altering your cat
31 - Too young
5 - Used as breeder
6 - Don't want to
8 - Expensive
2 - Not necessary
1 - Cruel
13 - Other
13B. How many females had a litter prior to being spayed
48 - total
13C. Why did they have a litter
28 - Ooops
8 - Breeder
2 - Came pregnant
7 - Wanted
3 - Other
14. For the period January 1, 1993 to December 31, 1993 did any
of your owned cats disappear for 24 hours or more
27 Yes / 398 No
14A.What happened to the cat(s)
20 - Came back on own
4 - Never came back
3 - Other
14B. Did you check with Animal Control or the Humane Society for
your mising cat(s)
7 Yes / 20 No
15. Do you feed any stray neighborhood cats which you do not own
235 Yes/ 91 Households
16. Have you caught and altered any of them
8 Households Yes / 83 No
17. Have any of the females had kittens
17 Households Yes
39 No
35 Don't know
17A. Did you rescue the kittens
8 Households Yes / 39 No
GENERAL HOUSHEHOLD QUESTIONS:
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18. How many persons live in the household
1017 Households 2.96 persons/household
19. Describe your dwelling, is it a home, duplex, townhouse,
apartment or mobile home
20. Are you the owner or renter
Own | Rent
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540 - Home | 103 - Home
13 - Duplex | 18 - Duplex
23 - Townhouse | 11 - Townhouse
31 - Condominium | 236 - Apartment
35 - Mobile home | 3 - Mobile home
2 - Other | 2 - Other
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Actual Survey Questions
Hello, my name is __________. I am calling from _________________to conduct
an anonymous survey on cats and dogs in ____________________. We are not
selling or soliciting anything. May I ask you some questions?
1. How many dogs, if any, do you own? (IF NO DOGS, SKIP TO QUESTION 8
)_______
2. How many of the dogs are Male________Female________Don't Know________
3. Please describe your dogs. How many are Purebred with papers
_______
How many are Purebred without papers _______
How many are mixed breed _______
Don't Know _______
4. What are the ages of your dog(s):
A) <4 mos ________ B) 4mos-l year _______ C) 1-5 years
_______
D) 5-10 years________ E) Over 10 years _______ F) Don't
know_______
5. How did you obtain your dog(s)? (DO NOT READ LIST)
A. Found as stray _______ F. From a rescue group _______
B. Born at my home _______ G. From Animal Control/Humane
Society _______
C. Given by a friend/relative _______ H. Replied to an ad
in the paper _______
D. From a pet store _______ I. In front of store or flea
market _______
E. From a breeder _______ J. Veterinarian _______
K. Other_______________________ _______
6. Have your dog(s) been spayed or neutered?
A. Yes, Male________ B. No, Male_________(ASK 6A)
C. Yes, Female_______(ASK 6B) D. No, Female_______(ASK 6A)
6A: What was the reason for not altering your dog(s) (INDICATE M OR F NEXT
TO EACH REASON):
A. Too young _______ D. Expensive _______
B. Used as breeder _______ E. Not Necessary _______
C. Don't want to _______ F. Other___________________ _______
6B: How many females had a litter prior to being spayed?________
6C: Why did they have a
litter?__________________________________________________________
7. For the time period January l, l993 to December 31, l993, did any of your
owned dogs disappear for 24 hours or more?
A. Yes________ (ASK 7A & 7B) B. No_______(SKIP TO QUESTION 8)
7A: What happened to the dog(s)?
A. Came back on its own _______ D. Never came back _______
B. Ret'd from ad/flyer _______ E. Found dead _______
C. Found at Anim. Control______ F. Other____________________ _______
7B. Did you check with Animal Control or Humane Society for your
missing dog?
Yes_______ No_______
8. How many male or female cats, if any, do you own? (IF NO OWNED CATS, SKIP
TO QUESTION 15)
Male_______ Female_______
9. Please describe your owned cat(s). How many are (READ LIST):
A. Domestic_______ B. Purebred with papers_______ C. Purebred without
papers_______
D. Don't Know_______
10. How many of these cat(s) are kept?
A. Indoor only_______ B. Outdoors only_______ C. Indoor/Outdoor_______
11. What are the ages of your cat(s)?
A. <4mos_______ B. 4 mos-1 year_______ C. 1-5 years_______ D. 5-10
years_______
12. How did you originally obtain the cat(s)? (DO NOT READ LIST)
A. Found as a stray _______ F. From a rescue group _______
B. Born at my home _______ G. From Animal Control/Hum Soc _______
C. Given by a friend/relative _______ H. Replied to ad in paper
_______
D. From a pet store _______ I. In front of a store/flea market
_______
E. From a breeder _______ J. Veterinarian _______
K. Other___________________ _______
13. Have your cat(s) been spayed (F) or neutered (M)?
A. Yes, Male _______ B. No, Male _______(ASK 13A)
B. Yes, Female_______(ASK 13B) C. No, Female _______(ASK 13A)
13A. What was the reason for not altering your_______cat(s)INDICATE
M OR F FOR EACH REASON
A. Too young _______ D. Expensive _______
B. Used as breeder _______ E. Not Necessary _______
C. Don't want to _______ F. Other_____________ _______
13B. How many females had a litter prior to being spayed?_______ASK
13C
13C. Why did they have a
litter?_______________________________________________________________
14. For the period January 1,1993 to December 31, 1993 did any of your owned
cats disappear for 24 hours or more?
No______(SKIP TO 15) Yes_______(ASK 14A & B)
14A. What happened to the cat(s)?
A. Came back on its own _______ D. Never came back _______
B. Returned due to ad/flyer _______ E. Found dead _______
C. Found at Anim. Cont./Hum Soc______ F. Other____________________
_______
14B. Did you check with Animal Control or the Humane Society for your
missing cat(s)?
A. Yes_______ B. No_______
15. Do you feed any stray neighbor hood cats which you do not own? How
many_______
16. Have you caught and altered any of them?
A. Yes_______ B. No_______
17. Have any of the females had kittens?
A. Yes_______ B. No_______ C. Don't know_______
17A. Did you rescue the kittens?
A. Yes_______ B. No_______
17B. What did you do with the
kittens?________________________________________________________
18. Please tell me the number of persons living in your household_______
19. Please describe your dwelling, is it a (CIRCLE ONE)home, duplex,
townhouse, apartment, or mobilehome?
Other________________
20. Are your the (CIRCLE ONE) owner or renter?
Thank you for your time. May we have your initials or first name for
verification reasons only? Thank you.
Phone Number______________________ City___________________________
Interviewer ______________________ Date___________________________