U.S. pet ownership & demographics sourcebook.
Contributors: American Veterinary Medical Association.
Publisher: Membership & Field Services, American Veterinary Medical Association
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Schaumburg, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781882691166
Subjects: Pets -- United States -- Statistics.; Pet owners -- United States -- Statistics.; Pets -- Services for -- United States -- Statistics.
Genres: Statistics.
Other titles: U.S. pet ownership and demographic sourcebook.; US pet ownership and demographics sourcebook.; United States pet ownership and demographics sourcebook.
Description: Key Findings

    * Section 1: Total Pet Ownership and Pet Population
    * Section 2: Veterinary Medical Use and Expenditures
    * Section 3: Pet Owner Demographics
    * Section 4: Pet Owner Profiles

Section 1: Total Pet Ownership and Pet Population

    * Chapter 1: All Pets
    * Chapter 2: Multiple-Pet Ownership
    * Chapter 3: Dog Ownership
    * Chapter 4: Cat Ownership
    * Chapter 5: Bird Ownership
    * Chapter 6: Horse Ownership
    * Chapter 7: Specialty and Exotic Pet Ownership
    * Total Pet Ownership and Pet Population Summary Tables

Section 2: Veterinary Medical Use and Expenditures

    * Chapter 1: All Pet-owning Households
    * Chapter 2: Multiple-Pet Households
    * Chapter 3: Dog-owning Households
    * Chapter 4: Cat-owning Households
    * Chapter 5: Bird-owning Households
    * Chapter 6: Horse-owning Households
    * Chapter 7: Specialty and Exotic Pet-owning Households
    * Veterinary Medical Use and Expenditures Summary Tables

Section 3: Pet Owner Demographics

    * Chapter 1: All Pet-owning Households
    * Chapter 2: Multiple-Pet Households
    * Chapter 3: Dog-owning Households
    * Chapter 4: Cat-owning Households
    * Chapter 5: Bird-owning Households
    * Chapter 6: Horse-owning Households
    * Pet Owner Demographics Summary Tables

Section 4: Pet Owner Profiles

    * Life Stage
    * Marital Status
    * Household Size
    * Household Income
    * Education Level of the Head of Household
    * Employment Status of the Head of Household
    * Home-ownership Status
    * Type of Residence
    * Community Size
    * Race and Ethnicity
    * Pet Owner Profiles Summary Tables

Appendix A: Study Method

    * Methodology
    * Questionnaire
    * Calculations
    * Statistical Inference
    * Sample Representativeness
    * Weighting of Data153

Appendix B: Dog Breeds

Appendix C: Formulas
 
LIST OF TABLES  

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Pet Ownership and Pet Population: All Pets

    * How pet owners viewed their pets, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned pets and number of pet-owning households by region and state, Dec. 31, 2006

Pet Ownership and Pet Population: Dog Ownership

    * How dog-only owners, cat-only owners, and dog- and cat-only owners viewed their pets, 2006
    * Pet ownership rates, at least one type of pet, Dec. 31, 2006
    * How dog owners viewed their dogs by age of dog owner, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned dogs by number owned and mean number of dogs, Dec. 31, 1987-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned dogs by age of dog, Dec. 31, 1987-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned dogs, number of dog-owning households, mean number of dogs per household and total dog population by region and state, Dec. 31, 2006
    * Trends in dog ownership by region and state, Dec. 31, 1996-2006

Pet Ownership and Pet Population: Cat Ownership

    * How cat owners viewed their cats by age of cat owner, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned cats by number owned and mean number of cats, Dec. 31, 1987-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned cats by age of cat, Dec. 31, 1987-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned cats, number of cat-owning households, mean number of cats per household and total cat population by region and state, Dec. 31, 2006
    * Trends in cat ownership by region and state, Dec. 31, 1996-2006

Pet Ownership and Pet Population: Bird Ownership

    * How bird owners viewed their birds by age of bird owner, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned birds by number owned and mean number of birds, Dec. 31, 1987-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned birds by age of bird, Dec. 31, 1987-2006
    * Table 1-18. Percentage of households that owned birds, number of bird-owning households, mean number of birds per household and total bird population by region, Dec. 31, 2006
    * Table 1-19. Trends in bird ownership by region, Dec. 31, 1996-2006

Pet Ownership and Pet Population: Horse Ownership

    * How horse owners viewed their horses by age of horse owner, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned horses by number owned, and mean number of horses, Dec. 31, 1987-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned horses by age of horse, Dec. 31, 1987-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned horses, number of horse-owning households, mean number of horses per household and total horse population by region, Dec. 31, 2006
    * Trends in horse ownership by region, Dec. 31, 1996-2006

Pet Ownership and Pet Population: Specialty and Exotic Pet Ownership

    * Percentage of households that owned the 2006 top five specialty and exotic pets by type of pet, and mean number of specialty and exotic pets, Dec. 31, 1987-2006
    * Percentage of households, number of households, mean number per household and total population by type of specialty and exotic pet, Dec. 31, 2006
    * Trends in specialty and exotic pet ownership, Dec. 31, 1996-2006

Pet Ownership and Pet Population: Summary Tables

    * Percentage of pet-owning households in the U.S., Dec. 31. 1987-2006

Veterinary Medical Use and Expenditures: All Pet-owning Households

    * Mean veterinary visits and distribution of households by number of visits for all pets, dogs, cats, birds, horses and specialty and exotic pets, 2006
    * Mean veterinary expenditures and distribution of households by expenditures for all pets, dogs, cats, birds, horses and specialty and exotic pets, 2006

Veterinary Medical Use and Expenditures: Multiple-Pet Households

    * Distribution of households by number of veterinary visits and human-animal bond and mean number of veterinary visits for dog-only, cat-only, and dog- and cat-only households, 2006
    * Distribution of households by veterinary expenditures and human-animal bond and mean veterinary expenditures for dog-only, cat-only, and dog- and cat-only households, 2006

Veterinary Medical Use and Expenditures: Dog-owning Households

    * Distribution of dog-owning households by number of visits to the veterinarian and mean number of visits per household and per dog, 1987-2006
    * Percentage of dog-owning households by number of veterinary visits and race/ethnicity, 2006
    * Mean number of veterinary visits by human-animal bond for single and multiple dog-owning households per dog, 2006
    * Distribution of dog-owning households by veterinary expenditures and mean expenditure per household, per visit and per dog, 1987-2006
    * Distribution of dog-owning households and mean veterinary expenditure per household by veterinary expenditures and human-animal bond, 2006
    * Mean veterinary expenditure per dog-owning household by household income and human-animal bond, 2006
    * Percentage of dog-owning households by veterinary expenditures and race/ethnicity, 2006
    * Mean veterinary expenditures by human-animal bond for single and multiple dog-owning households per dog, 2006
    * Percentage of dog-owning households that chose the veterinarian they used for the most recent visit by reason for selecting the veterinarian, 2006
    * Veterinary visits and expenditures by dog-owning households, 1996-2006
    * Distribution of services and products purchased during the most recent veterinary visit by dog-owning households, 1996-2006
    * Reason for choosing the veterinarian seen at the most recent veterinary visit by dog-owning households, 1996-2006

Veterinary Medical Use and Expenditures: Cat-owning Households

    * Distribution of cat-owning households by number of visits to the veterinarian and mean number of visits per household and per cat, 1987-2006
    * Percentage of cat-owning households by number of veterinary visits and race/ethnicity, 2006
    * Mean number of veterinary visits by human-animal bond for single and multiple cat-owning households per cat, 2006
    * Distribution of cat-owning households by veterinary expenditures and mean expenditure per household, per visit and per cat, 1987-2006
    * Distribution of cat-owning households and mean veterinary expenditure per household by veterinary expenditures and human-animal bond, 2006
    * Mean veterinary expenditure per cat-owning household by household income and human-animal bond, 2006
    * Percentage of cat-owning households by veterinary expenditures and race/ethnicity, 2006
    * Mean veterinary expenditure by human-animal bond for single and multiple cat-owning households per cat, 2006
    * Percentage of cat-owning households that chose the veterinarian they used for the most recent visit by reason for selecting the veterinarian, 2006
    * Veterinary visits and expenditures by cat-owning households, 1996-2006
    * Distribution of services and products purchased during the most recent veterinary visit by cat-owning households, 1996-2006
    * Reason for choosing the veterinarian seen at the most recent veterinary visit by cat-owning households, 1996-2006

Veterinary Medical Use and Expenditures: Bird-owning Households

    * Distribution of bird-owning households by number of visits to the veterinarian and mean number of visits per household and per bird, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of bird-owning households by number of veterinary visits and race/ethnicity, 2006
    * Distribution of bird-owning households by veterinary expenditures, mean expenditures per household, per visit and per bird, 1987-2006
    * Distribution of bird-owning households and mean veterinary expenditures per household by veterinary expenditures and human animal bond, 2006
    * Mean veterinary expenditure per bird-owning household by household income and human-animal bond, 2006
    * Percentage of bird-owning households by veterinary expenditures and race/ethnicity, 2006
    * Table 2-35. Percentage of bird-owning households that chose the veterinarian they used for the most recent visit by reason for selecting the veterinarian, 2006
    * Table 2-36. Veterinary visits and expenditures by bird-owning households, 1996-2006
    * Table 2-37. Distribution of services and products purchased during the most recent veterinary visit by bird-owning households, 1996-2006
    * Table 2-38. Reason for choosing the veterinarian seen at the most recent veterinary visit by bird-owning households, 1996-2006

Veterinary Medical Use and Expenditures: Horse-owning Households

    * Distribution of horse-owning households by number of visits to the veterinarian and mean number of visits per household and per horse, 1991-2006
    * Distribution of horse-owning households by veterinary expenditures and mean expenditure per household, per visit and per horse, 1987-2006
    * Distribution of horse-owning households and mean veterinary expenditure per household by veterinary expenditures and human-animal bond, 2006
    * Mean veterinary expenditure per horse-owning household by household income and human-animal bond, 2006
    * Percentage of horse-owning households that chose the veterinarian they used for the most recent visit by reason for selecting the veterinarian, 2006
    * Veterinary visits and expenditures by horse-owning households, 1996-2006
    * Distribution of services and products purchased during the most recent veterinary visit by horse-owning households, 1996-2006
    * Reason for choosing the veterinarian seen at the most recent veterinary visit by horse-owning households, 1996-2006

Veterinary Medical Use and Expenditures: Specialty and Exotic Pet Owning Households

    * Percentage of households with veterinary expenditures by type of specialty and exotic pet, 1996-2006
    * For all households that own specialty and exotic pets, mean visits per pet, mean visits per household and total veterinary visits, 1996-2006
    * For all households that owned specialty and exotic pets, mean vet expenditure per visit, mean total veterinary expenditures per household and total veterinary expenditures, 1996-2006

Veterinary Medical Use and Expenditures: Summary Tables

    * Veterinary visits and expenditures for all species, 2006
    * Reasons for choosing the veterinarian used on the most recent veterinary visits for all species, 2006

Pet Owner Demographics: All Pet-owning Households

    * Percentage of households that owned pets by life stage, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned pets by size of household, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that own pets by household income, 2001-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned pets by education level of the head of household, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned pets by employment status of the head of household, 2006
    * Percentage of households that own pets by home-ownership status, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned pets by type of residence, 2001-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned pets by community size, 2001-2006
    * Percentage of households owning all pets, dogs, cats, birds, horses, and specialty and exotic pets by race/ethnicity, 2006

Pet Owner Demographics: Multiple-Pet Households

    * Percentage of households that owned dogs only, cats only, and dogs and cats only by life stage, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned dogs only, cats only, and dogs and cats only by household size, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned dogs only, cats only, and dogs and cats only by household income, 2006

Pet Owner Demographics: Dog-owning Households

    * Percentage of households that owned dogs by life stage, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned dogs by size of household, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned dogs by household size and human-animal bond, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned dogs by household income and human-animal bond, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned dogs by education level of the head of household, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned dogs by employment status of the head of household, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned dogs by home-ownership status, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned dogs by type of residence, 2001-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned dogs by race/ethnicity and human-animal bond: 2006

Pet Owner Demographics: Cat-owning Households

    * Percentage of households that owned cats by life stage, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned cats by size of household, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned cats by household size and human-animal bond, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned cats by household income and human-animal bond, 2006
    * Percentage of households that own cats by education level of the head of household, 2006
    * Percentage of households that own cats by employment status of the head of household, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned cats by home-ownership status, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned cats by type of residence, 2001-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned cats by race/ethnicity and human-animal bond: 2006

Pet Owner Demographics: Bird-owning Households

    * Percentage of households that owned birds by life stage, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned birds by life stage, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned birds by household size and human-animal bond, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned birds by size of household, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned birds by household income and human-animal bond, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned birds by education level of the head of household, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned birds by employment status of the head of household, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned birds by home-ownership status, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned birds by type of residence, 2001-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned birds by race/ethnicity and human-animal bond: 2006

Pet Owner Demographics: Horse-owning Households

    * Percentage of households that owned horses by life stage, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned horses by life stage, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned horses by size of household, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned horses by household size and human-animal bond, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned horses by household income and human-animal bond, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned horses by education level of the head of household, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned horses by employment status of the head of household, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned horses by home-ownership status, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned horses by type of residence, 2001-2006

Pet Owner Demographics: Summary Tables

    * Percentage of households that owned pets by life stage, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned pets by size of household, household income, ownership status, type of residence and community size, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned pets by education level of the head of household, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned pets by marital status, employment status of head of household and race and ethnicity, 2006

Pet Owner Profiles:

    * Distribution of households that owned pets versus all households, both pet-owning and nonpet-owning, by life stage, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets versus all households, both pet-owning and nonpet-owning, by marital status, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets versus all households, both pet-owning and nonpet-owning, by household size, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets versus all households, both pet-owning and nonpet-owning, by household income, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets versus all households, both pet-owning and nonpet-owning, by education level of the head of household, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets versus all households, both pet-owning and nonpet-owning, by employment status of the head of household, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets versus all households, both pet-owning and nonpet-owning, by ownership status, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets versus all households, both pet-owning and nonpet-owning, by type of residence, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets versus all households, both pet-owning and nonpet-owning, by community size, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned all pets, dogs, cats, birds and horses pets by race and ethnicity, 2006

Pet Owner Profiles: Summary Tables

    * Distribution of households that owned pets versus all pet-owning and nonpet-owning households by life stage, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets versus all pet-owning and nonpet-owning households by size of household, household income, ownership status, type of residence and community size, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets versus all pet-owning and nonpet-owning households by education level of the head of household, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets versus all pet-owning and nonpet-owning households by marital status, employment status of head of household and race and ethnicity, 2006

LIST OF FIGURES  

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Pet Ownership and Pet Population: All Pets

    * Percentage and number of households that owned at least one pet at any time during the year, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned pets: Top and bottom 10 states, Dec. 31, 2006
    * Age and gender of person with primary responsibility for pet care, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned pets by number owned, Dec. 31, 2001 & 2006

Pet Ownership and Pet Population: Multiple Pets

    * Multiple pet ownership rates, Dec. 31, 2006

Pet Ownership and Pet Population: Dog Ownership

    * Percentage and number of households that owned a dog, Dec. 31, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned dogs: Top and bottom 10 states, Dec. 31, 2006
    * Age and gender of person with primary responsibility for dog care, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned dogs by age of dog, Dec. 31, 1987 & 2006

Pet Ownership and Pet Population: Cat Ownership

    * Percentage and number of households that owned a cat, Dec. 31, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned cats: Top and bottom 10 states, Dec. 31, 2006
    * Age and gender of person with primary responsibility for cat care, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned cats by age of cat, Dec. 31, 1987 & 2006

Pet Ownership and Pet Population: Bird Ownership

    * Percentage and number of households that owned a bird, Dec. 31, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned birds by region, Dec. 31, 2006
    * Age and gender of person with primary responsibility for bird care, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned birds by age of bird, Dec. 31, 1987 & 2006

Pet Ownership and Pet Population: Horse Ownership

    * Percentage and number of households that owned a horse, Dec. 31, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned horses by region, Dec. 31, 2006
    * Age and gender of person with primary responsibility for horse care, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned horses by age of horse, Dec. 31, 1987 & 2006

Pet Ownership and Pet Population: Summary Tables

    * Percentage of pet-owning households in the U.S., Dec. 31. 1987-2006

Veterinary Medical Use and Expenditures: All Pet-owning Households

    * Distribution of pet-owning households by number of veterinary visits, 2006
    * Distribution of pet-owning households by veterinary expenditures, 2006

Veterinary Medical Use and Expenditures: Multiple-Pet Households

    * Mean number of veterinary visits by human-animal bond for dog-only, cat-only, and dog- and cat-only households, 2006
    * Mean veterinary expenditures by human-animal bond for dog-only, cat-only, and dog- and cat-only households, 2006

Veterinary Medical Use and Expenditures: Dog-owning Households

    * Total number of veterinary visits in millions for dog-owning households, 1987-2006
    * Mean number of veterinary visits for dog-owning households by human-animal bond, 2006
    * Total veterinary expenditures in billions for dog-owning households, 1991-2006
    * Top three services and products of 2006 purchased at the most recent veterinary visit by dog-owning households, 1987-2006
    * Percentage of dog-owning households with a regular veterinarian, 1996-2006

Veterinary Medical Use and Expenditures: Cat-owning Households

    * Total number of veterinary visits in millions for cat-owning households, 1987-2006
    * Mean number of veterinary visits for cat-owning households by human-animal bond, 2006
    * Total veterinary expenditures in billions for cat-owning households, 1991-2006
    * Top three services and products of 2006 purchased at the most recent veterinary visit by cat-owning households, 1987-2006
    * Percentage of cat-owning households with a regular veterinarian, 1996-2006

Veterinary Medical Use and Expenditures: Bird-owning Households

    * Total number of veterinary visits in millions for bird-owning households, 1991-2006
    * Mean number of veterinary visits for bird-owning households by human- animal bond, 2006
    * Total veterinary expenditures in millions for bird-owning households, 1991-2006
    * Top three services and products of 2006 purchased at the most recent veterinary visit by bird-owning households, 1987-2006
    * Percentage of bird-owning households with a regular veterinarian, 1996-2006

Veterinary Medical Use and Expenditures: Horse-owning Households

    * Total number of veterinary visits in millions for horse-owning households, 1991-2006
    * Mean number of veterinary visits for horse-owning households by human-animal bond, 2006
    * Total veterinary expenditures in millions for horse-owning households, 1991-2006
    * Top three services and products of 2006 purchased at the most recent veterinary visit by horse-owning households, 1987-2006
    * Percentage of horse-owning households with a regular veterinarian, 1996-2006

Pet Owner Demographics: All Pet-owning Households

    * Percentage of households that owned pets by life stage, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned pets by marital status, 2006

Pet Owner Demographics: Dog-owning Households

    * Percentage of households that owned dogs by life stage, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that own dogs by marital status, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned dogs by household income, 2001-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned dogs by community size, 2001-2006

Pet Owner Demographics: Cat-owning Households

    * Percentage of households that owned cats by life stage, 1991-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned cats by marital status, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned cats by household income, 2001-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned cats by community size, 2001-2006

Pet Owner Demographics: Bird-owning Households

    * Percentage of households that owned birds by marital status, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned birds by household income, 2001-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned birds by community size, 2001-2006

Pet Owner Demographics: Horse-owning Households

    * Percentage of households that own horses by marital status, 2006
    * Percentage of households that owned horses by household income, 2001-2006
    * Percentage of households that owned horses by community size, 2001-2006

Pet Owner Profiles

    * Distribution of households that owned pets by life stage, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets by marital status, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets by size of household, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets by household income, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets by education level of the head of household, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets by employment status of the head of household, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets by home-ownership status, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets by type of residence, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets by community size, 2006
    * Distribution of households that owned pets by race and ethnicity, 2006