Table 1 Demographic information about the 500 participants

Gender

 Male

4.6

 Female

94.8

 Gender variant / non-conforming

0.6

Age Group

 16–24 years

11.6

 25–34 years

29.0

 35–44 years

22.0

 45–54 years

22.0

 55–64 years

12.8

 65–74 years

2.4

 75 + 

0.2

Worked with rabbits professionally

 No

81.0

 Veterinary surgeon (VS)

1.0

 Veterinary nurse (VN)

4.4

 Animal carer

5.2

 Pet outlet

2.4

 Rehoming centre

3.6

 Veterinary role (not VS or VN)

1.6

 Other

0.8

Time been a rabbit owner

 Less than 6 months

1.0

 6 months up to one year

4.0

 1–5 years

24.2

 6–10 years

27.4

 11–15 years

17.8

 16 years + 

25.6

Current number of rabbits owned

 0

11.4

 1

22.0

 2

38.6

 3

8.4

 4

8.6

 5 + 

11.0

Number of rabbits owned previously

 0

13.6

 1

12.0

 2

13.6

 3

10.4

 4

9.8

 5 + 

40.6

Caregiver

 Primary caregiver

76.6

 Myself and another adult in the household

19.2

 Myself and a child/children in the household

2.0

 Another adult within the household

1.4

 Child/Children in the household

0.6

Living space for rabbit

 House rabbit with access to one or more rooms

49.4

 Hutch or cage in the house without an attached run

2.4

 Hutch or cage in a shed, garage or outbuilding without attached run

1.0

 Hutch or cage in the garden without attached run

4.6

 Hutch or cage in the house with an attached run

5.4

 Hutch or cage in a shed, garage or outbuilding with attached run

4.2

 Hutch or cage in the garden with attached run

10.6

 A shed or other outbuilding in which they could freely roam

14.2

 Other

8.2