Herding conditions related to infectious keratoconjunctivitis in semi-domesticated reindeer: a questionnaire-based survey among reindeer herders

Table 1 General demographic data of the questionnaire survey among Norwegian and Swedish reindeer herders regarding the disease infectious keratoconjunctivitis in reindeer

Parameter	Category	Number	Percentage^a
Country (herders/animals)	Norway	48	76
Country (herders/animals)	Sweden	15	24
Gender	Male	52	78
Gender	Female	8	22
Age (years)	<30	4	6
	31–40	19	31
	41–50	19	31
	51–60	13	21
	>60	7	11
Experience as reindeer herder (years)	<10	9	15
	10–20	10	16
	21–30	16	26
	31–40	15	24
	>40	12	19
Herd size (approximate number of animals)	1–250	9	15
	251–500	23	38
	501–750	15	25
	751–1000	2	3
	1001–1250	6	10
	1251–1500	2	3
	>1500	4	7
Number of contact herds (shared pastures, corrals, transport etc.)	0	2	3
	1–5	14	23
	6–10	10	16
	11–15	8	13
	16–20	7	11
	21–25	3	5
	>25	18	29

^a Since decimals are omitted, the sum (percentage) is not always 100 for each question

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