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Table 4 Sample sizes and incident percentages for behavioural history and authority involvement

From: Dog bite injuries to humans and the use of breed-specific legislation: a comparison of bites from legislated and non-legislated dog breeds

History of aggression

Non-Legislated

Legislated

Reported before bite

Non-legislated

Legislated

Reported after bite

Non-legislated

Legislated

n (%)a

n (%)a

n (%)a

n (%)a

 

n(%)a

n(%)a

No history of aggression

28(28)

6(15)

Not reported before bite

58(58)

15(37.5)

Not reported after bite

72(72.7)

18(45)

Yes, had behaved aggressively

20(20)

10(25)

Do not know

40(40)

20(50)

Do not know

20(20.2)

15(37.5)

Yes, had bitten

15(15)

4(10)

Yes, reported to police

2(2)

3(7.5)

Yes, reported to police

4(4)

5(12.5)

Do not know

37(37)

20(50)

Yes, reported to animal control

0

2(5)

Yes, reported to animal control

3(3)

2(5)

  1. aOnly valid responses are used for analyses, therefore totals may not add to total sample size (N = 140)