Cat personality and predation survey
Description
Dataset for the article "Pet cat personality linked to owner-reported predation frequency " It contains survey data of French cats owners. We surveyed a large sample of cat owners living in France and estimated the personality traits of their cats using the Feline Five personality model of Litchfield et al. (2017) as well as the frequency of birds and mammals returned home by the cats as reported by their owners. To control for potential confounding factors, we also included questions about variables previously shown to influence pet cat predation: type of environment around the home, time spent outdoors, individual characteristics, and breed. Variable Values Meaning Sexe M/F male/female Age Moinsde1/1a2/2a10/Plusde10 Less than 1 year/ 1-2 years/ 2-10 years/ More than 10 years/ Race BEN/SBI/BRI/CHA/EUR/MCO/PER/RAG/SPH/ORI/TUV/ Autre/NSP Bengal/ Birman/ British Shorthair/ Chartreux / European/ Maine coon / Persian/ Ragdoll/ Savannah / Sphynx/ Siamese/ Turkish angora / No breed / Other / Unknown Nombre Number of cats in the household Logement ASB/AAB/ML/MI Apartment without balcony / Apartment with balcony or terrace/ House in a subdivision / Individual house Zone U/PU/R Would you say that you live in an area that is :Urban/Periurban/rural Ext 1/2/3/4/5 How much time does your cat spend each day outdoors? None / Limited (less than one hour)/ Moderate (1 to 5 hours)/ Long (more than 5 hours)/ All the time (come back just to eat) Obs 1/2/3/4 How much time do you spend each day with you cat (observation, game, petting, care, ...)? None / Limited (less than one hour)/ Moderate (1 to 5 hours)/ Long (more than 5 hours) Personality adjective : see article Abondance 1/2/3/NSP Around your place of residence, would you say that abundance of natural areas (tree, bushes, grass ...) is Low / Moderate/ High/ I don’t know PredOiseau 1/2/3/4/5 At what frequency does your cat capture birds? Never/ Rarely (1 to 5 times a year)/ Sometimes (5 to 10 times a year)/ Often (1 to 3 times a month)/ Very often (once a week or more) PredMamm 1/2/3/4/5 At what frequency does your cat capture small mammals (mice, field mice, shrew)? Never/ Rarely (1 to 5 times a year)/ Sometimes (5 to 10 times a year)/ Often (1 to 3 times a month)/ Very often (once a week or more)