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Table 4 Percentage of respondents reporting handling (by various) people, health checking and grooming at differing frequencies

From: The current state of welfare, housing and husbandry of the English pet rabbit population

 

N

Never

Less than once a month

Approx monthly

Approx weekly

Most days

Daily

Picked up and handled by respondent

1246

2.2

6.7

5.6

18.0

21.3

46.3

Picked up and handled by other adults

1239

24.1

15.1

9.6

20.0

15.3

16.0

Picked up and handled by children under 10

1241

72.0

9.2

3.5

7.4

3.2

4.8

Picked up and handled by children 11-18

1241

65.7

7.2

4.8

8.5

5.4

8.5

Groomed

1243

23.9

15.2

17.5

26.6

93

7.6

Inspected to check the length of nails

1242

5.3

12.9

32.4

35.4

7.5

6.4

Inspected to check the length of teeth

1232

11.5

25.4

29.6

26.3

3.9

3.9