Model of Canine Cancer Incidence (v 2.0)

The table presents the canine cancer incidence and explanatory factors computed within Swiss municipal units. In detail, the table attributes are the following.

• localityNumber — the unique identifier of Swiss municipal units in 2013 according to the Swiss Federal Office of Statistics.
• canineCancer_count — the canine cancer incidence per Swiss municipal unit in 2008 retrieved from Swiss Canine Cancer Registry (SCCR) data.
• caninePopulation_count — the count of dogs per Swiss municipal unit in 2008 retrieved from Swiss dog census data.
• canineCancer_ratio — the canine cancer incidence ratio in per thousand per Swiss municipal unit in 2008 combining Swiss Canine Cancer Registry data and Swiss dog census data.
• femaleRatio_percent — the ratio of female dogs in percent per Swiss municipal unit in 2008 retrieved from Swiss dog census data.
• ageAverage_years — the average age of dogs in years per Swiss municipal unit in 2008 retrieved from Swiss dog census data.
• mixedBreed_percent — the ratio of mixed breed dogs in percent per Swiss municipal unit in 2008 retrieved from Swiss dog census data.
• IncomeTaxProCapita_swissFrancs — the income tax pro capita per Swiss municipal unit in 2008 retrieved from Swiss Federal Tax Administration data.
• veterinaryCare_distanceMunicipality —distance to the closes veterinary practice in km computed using the areal extent of Swiss municipal units for 2013 computed using Swiss Yellow Page data.
• veterinaryCare_distanceDasymetric — distance to the closes veterinary practice in km computed using the dasymetrically refined areal extent of Swiss municipal units for 2013 computed using Swiss Yellow Page data.
• humanDensity_municipality — human population density in 1,000 people/km2 computed using the areal extent of Swiss municipal units in 2008 computed using Swiss Federal Statistical Office data.
• humanDensity_dasymetric — human population density in 1,000 people/km2 computed using the dasymetrically refined areal extent of Swiss municipal units in 2008  computed using Swiss Federal Statistical Office data.