According to a 2017 survey, Millennial males in the United States were more likely to be cat and/or dog owners than their female counterparts. Some ** percent of male Millennial survey respondents stated that they owned a cat and ** percent owned a dog. In comparison, ** and ** percent of female respondents were cat and/or dog owners, respectively.

Pet ownership rates in the United States

In 2019, ** percent of all households in the United States owned a pet . This is over a *** percent increase from 1988. Almost ** percent of surveyed American pet-owning households had a dog in 2017 , making it the most popular type of pet to own in the United States. Cats and freshwater fish were the second and third most popular type of pet, with a ** and ** percent share of the vote respectively.

Number of pets owned

Freshwater fish were the most kept pet in the United States in 2017/18 in terms of volume. In total, Americans were estimated to own approximately ***** million of the aquatic animals in that year. This large volume is no surprise when considering their small size and minor cost increases when owning more than one fish as a pet. Cats and dogs were the second and third most owned pets, with around **** and **** million living in U.S. households respectively.

As of August 2024, the majority of pet owners in China were women. Meanwhile, the share of male pet owners had increased from around ** percent in 2021, to nearly ** percent in 2024.

This survey shows the distribution of pet ownership in Australia in 2015, by gender. During this survey, ** percent of male respondents and ** percent of female respondents in Australia answered that they owned a cat.

According to a survey on pet ownership conducted by Rakuten Insight in January 2022, respectively, ** and ** percent of female and male respondents in Taiwan stated that they own at least one pet at the moment. In comparison, about ** percent of female respondents mentioned that they had pets before, but not anymore.

According to a survey on pet ownership conducted by Rakuten Insight in January 2022, around ** percent of female respondents in China stated that they own at least one pet at the moment, while ** percent of male respondents said the same. In comparison, about ** percent of female respondents mentioned that they had pets before, but not anymore.

According to a survey on pet ownership conducted by Rakuten Insight in January 2022, ** percent of female and ** percent of male respondents in Hong Kong stated that they own at least one pet at the moment. In comparison, about ** percent of female respondents mentioned that they had pets before, but not anymore.

Dogs and cats have become the most important and successful pets through long-term domestication. People keep them for various reasons, such as their functional roles or for physical or psychological support. However, why humans are so attached to dogs and cats remains unclear. A comprehensive understanding of the current state of human preferences for dogs and cats and the potential influential factors behind it is required. Here, we investigate this question using two independent online datasets and anonymous questionnaires in China. We find that current human preferences for dog and cat videos are relatively higher than for most other interests, with video plays ranking among the top three out of fifteen interests. We also find genetic variations, gender, age, and economic development levels notably influence human preferences for dogs and cats. Specifically, dog and cat ownership are significantly associated with parents’ pet ownership of dogs and cats (Spearman’s rank correlation c..., , , # Human preferences for dogs and cats in China: the current situation and influencing factors of watching online videos and pet ownership

https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.qfttdz0rr

This dataset contains three CSV data files, each corresponding to one of the three parts described in the study.

Description of the data and file structure

**“1, bilibili.csv†**: contains data extracted from the Bilibili website. Each row in the dataset represents yearly data for each popular channel. Missing data are indicated with NA.

• ID:Â The serial number for each video, ranging from 1 to 167368.
• year: The year the video was published on the website, from 2009 to 2021.
• Videourl:Â The URL of the video.
• plays:Â The total number of plays for the video.
• likes: The total number of likes for the video.
• sort: The ranking of the video in terms of play count among all popular videos in its channel for that year.
• channelID: The I...

According to a survey on pet ownership conducted by Rakuten Insight in January 2022, ** percent of the female respondents in Singapore indicated that they purchase pet food, treats, and snacks for their pets. Moreover, ** percent of the male respondents indicated that they purchase housing related items for their pets.

This dataset was collected as part of a cross-sectional survey investigating the relationship between pet ownership, the emotional quality of pet–owner bonds, and self-harm and suicide risk among young people aged 16–24 in the UK. The study aimed to test whether emotionally meaningful relationships with pets are associated with reduced psychological and behavioural risk in youth with lived experience of self-harm.The dataset includes self-report measures of:Pet ownership statusNumber and diversity of pets ownedStrength of the pet–owner bond (Pet Relationship Scale)Depression and anxiety symptoms (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale)Suicide risk (Suicidal Behaviours Questionnaire–Revised)Self-harm characteristics, including method severity, method diversity, and time since last self-harm episode (derived from open-text coding)Demographic variables (age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, income, UK region)This dataset supports the manuscript “Beyond Ownership: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Pet–Owner Bond, Self-Harm and Suicide Risk in UK Young People Aged 16–24,” currently under review at Anthrozoös.Ethical approval was granted by the University of Manchester Research Ethics Committee 5 (Ref: 18527).

According to a survey on pet ownership conducted by Rakuten Insight in January 2022, ** percent of the female respondents in Singapore indicated that they owned cats. On the other hand, ** percent of the male respondents indicated that they owned dogs.

Owner gender as count and as % of column total for a first time frame (2008–2010), a second time frame (2020-mid-May 2022) and overall for both time frames, with no identified significant difference between the two time frames (P≥0.05), for owners of 374 confiscated dogs.

According to a survey on pet ownership conducted by Rakuten Insight in January 2022, ** percent of the female respondents in Malaysia indicated that they owned cats. On the other hand, ** percent of the male respondents indicated that they owned dogs.

This dataset encompasses deterministic consumer demographics, collected from over 150,000 triple-opt-in first-party US Daily Active Users (DAU). Included are age, gender, ethnicity, location, employment, education, income, pet ownership, having kids/children, relationship status, military status, number of people in household, car ownership vs lease, small business owner, spanish TV viewership as a proxy for acculturation, and having kids under 18 in the home.

Analysis of ‘Animal Control - Gender, by Breed - Fiscal Year 2010’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/54774ca7-813f-4146-9dc2-698ff8665f19 on 26 January 2022.

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For Fiscal Year 2010 a breakdown of registered animals by gender and breed

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According to a survey on pet ownership conducted by Rakuten Insight in January 2022, ** percent of the male respondents in Malaysia indicated that they own pets. On the other hand, ** percent of the female respondents indicated that they do not own any pets.

Animal welfare encompasses the overall well-being of an animal, spanning both its physical and mental health, assessable through potential measurements. It stands in contrast to mistreatment, which involves actions, direct or indirect, that endanger an animal’s well-being. This study sought to appraise the factors influencing the Brazilian population’s understanding of dog welfare and mistreatment. The survey questions were adapted from the Animal Welfare Examination Protocol, utilized by veterinarians to evaluate suspected passive abuse cases in dogs. Out of 1377 responses, 1353 were valid and analyzed. Among the 19 assessed indicators, 15 demonstrated an adequate response rate surpassing 90% of all 1353 responses. However, for three questions related to comfort, a smaller yet notable percentage of responses were only minimally adequate. Moreover, in one question within the comfort assessment, 186 participants (13.74%) provided inadequate responses. This implies that these people could potentially subject animals to a state of low Animal Welfare. Lack of knowledge emerged as a potential root of passive abuse, specifically negligence. In the assessment of nutritional indicators, water supply and quality received unanimous adequate responses. In evaluating comfort perceptions, significant associations were noted between gender, dog ownership, family income, and responses regarding resting surface. Regarding health indicators, the majority responded appropriately. Female gender and dog ownership correlated with providing the appropriate response, while not owning a dog was associated with minimally adequate responses. In the context of comfort indicators, "Hitting the Dog" also demonstrated an association with gender, with females tending towards appropriate responses. Given the lack of significant correlation between educational levels and the most suitable responses, it underscores the urgency of implementing environmental education programs in schools with a focus on animal protection.

The aims of this study were to investigate the role of the veterinarian characteristics (e.g., age, gender, self-estimation, use of the internet), and their attitudes concerning animal owners seeking self-information. A particular focus was laid on any association between shared decision making (SDM), age and gender. In an online survey, 527 German veterinarians were asked about their attitude regarding SDM principles and their experiences with self-informed animal owners. The factors associated with veterinarians' perception of SDM were investigated in a multivariable linear regression model. A recently published structural equation model consolidated the application of SDM, empathic behavior, and veterinarians' evaluation of self-education as latent factors. Interconnected questionnaire items were processed using an exploratory factor analysis to 11 interpretable factors. Veterinarians who assumed therapy failure was associated with themselves had significantly higher rates of SDM (p = 0.002). In contrast, SDM was significantly lower (p = 0.002) if they assumed that therapy failure was due to the animal's owners. SDM was negatively associated with the perceived quality of the pet owners' self-information (p < 0.001) and if skepticism was perceived as the reason for seeking the self-information (p = 0.001). Veterinarians who advised against self-information (p = 0.006) and those who assumed that self-information of animal owners goes along with uncertainty (p = 0.001) had low SDM values (p = 0.006). Asking the animal owner for self-information (p = 0.001), and recommendations of good information sources (p = 0.022) were positively associated with SDM. Looking at the influence of age and gender on the application of SDM, older people and males rated higher. However, the evaluation of the latent factor SDM was based on the self-estimation of the participants. Assuming that younger women were less self-confident, we cannot exclude that young female participants self-evaluated their SDM skills lower than older male participants, although both groups would objectively have the same SDM level. Practitioners who have a positive attitude toward animal owners, who enjoy contact with animal owners and welcome their interest in further (self-)information, show empathic behavior, and have a positive attitude toward SDM are more likely to have better veterinarian-animal owner-relationships.

Demographic characteristics and dog ownership practices, including gender of dog owner, age, occupation education levels, number of dogs in each household(1 or >1), confinement status, use of dogs, and knowledge about rabies and veterinary care.

The present dataset is based on a questionnaire which is also part of this package. The enclose questionnaire includes identifiable and relevant variables names (yellow highlighted).

Participants were recruited by Norstat, a European-based survey company, with the aim of gaining a representative sample of Austrian, Danish and UK citizens, including pet owners. The survey company administers and hosts online panels comprising citizens from many European countries. We aimed for a sample that is representative in terms of age, gender, and region. Therefore, a stratified sampling principle was set up where individuals within each stratum were randomly invited to participate. The invitations were issued through e-mail that contained a link to the online questionnaire. Data was collected from 11-25^th of March 2022 in Austria, from 11-24^th of March 2022 in Denmark and from 8-23^rd of March 2022 in the UK. The invitation provided information about the background of the study, the participating universities, ethical approval, estimated time for questionnaire completion and further, participants were informed that the completion of the questionnaire was voluntary and anonymous, and that they could exit the survey at any point. Before participants were directed to the survey, they ensured informed consent by confirming that they are over 17 years old, and consent to participate in this survey.

Besides the questionnaire the dataset includes a csv and an Excel file consisting of the data that is used in the ms. and an rtf and a pdf file with data variable names/labels, and value labels.