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Household Pet Ownership,
1990–2004
(as a percentage of total U.S. households)
| |
1990 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
| Dog |
57% |
58% |
56% |
59% |
61% |
62% |
62% |
63% |
| Cat |
33 |
32 |
30 |
32 |
32 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
| Freshwate fish |
8 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
| Bird |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
| Small animal |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Reptile |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Equine |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
4 |
| Saltwater fish |
.5 |
.7 |
.6 |
.6 |
.5 |
.7 |
.7 |
.7 |
n.a. = not available.
Source: American Pet Products Manufacturers
Association, 2005-2006 National Pet Owners Survey
Total Number of Pets Owned in the
U.S., 2007
| |
Dog |
Cat |
Fish,
fresh-
water |
Fish,
salt-
water |
Bird |
Small
animal |
Reptile |
| Number of pet-owning households, in
millions |
44.8 |
38.4 |
14.2 |
0.8 |
6.4 |
6.0 |
4.8 |
| Total number of pets, in
millions |
74.8 |
88.3 |
142.0 |
9.6 |
16.0 |
24.3 |
13.4 |
Source: American Pet Products Manufacturers
Association, 2007-2008 National Pet Owners Survey
Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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