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Preference of dogs vs. cats in the U.S. 2017
Preference of dogs vs. cats in the U.S. 2017
If you had to decide: Do you prefer cats or dogs?
by Alexander Kunst,
last edited
Sep 3, 2019
This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in 2017 on pets. Some 51 percent of the respondents stated that they prefer dogs.
The Survey Data Table for the Statista survey pets in the U.S. 2017 contains the complete tables for the survey including various column headings.
If you had to decide: Do you prefer cats or dogs?
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by Alexander Kunst,
last edited
Sep 3, 2019
This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in 2017 on pets. Some 51 percent of the respondents stated that they prefer dogs.
The Survey Data Table for the Statista survey pets in the U.S. 2017 contains the complete tables for the survey including various column headings.
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- Number of respondents
- 1,009 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- persons who are pet owners
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- Number of respondents
- 1,009 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- persons who are pet owners
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Statistics on "Pets in the U.S."
- Overview
The most important statistics
- Do you currently have a pet?Share of Americans owning a pet in 2015
- Number of pets in the United States in 2017/2018, by species (in millions)Pets: Number in the U.S. by species 2017/2018
- Household penetration rates for pet-ownership in the United States from 1988 to 2019Pet-ownership: household penetration rates 1988-2019
- Americans and their pets
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- What type of pet do you have?Pets owned by Americans in 2015, by type
- Share of pet owners in the United States in 2016, by generationPet ownership in the U.S. in 2016, by generation
- Did you have a pet when you were growing up?Share of Americans who owned a pet when they were growing up 2015
- Women: How interested are you in the topic of pets?Women's interest in pets in the U.S. in 2014
- Women: On an average day, how many hours do you spend on the topic of pets?Number of hours women spend on pets on an average day in the U.S. in 2014
- How much money do you plan to spend on Valentine's Day gifts for pets? (in U.S. dollars)Money spending for Valentine's Day gifts for pets 2008-2016
- Share of dog and cat owners who enjoy purchasing pet products to pamper their pets in the United States in 2017U.S. pet owners who enjoy treating their dogs and cats by buying pet products in 2017
- Pet care and pet stores
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- How much money do you spend on your pets per year, and how? (in U.S. dollars)Amount of money spent on pets per year in the U.S. as of 2015, by reason
- Estimated annual expenses for dogs and cats in the United States in 2019 (in U.S. dollars)Estimated annual expenses for dog and cat owners in the U.S. 2019
- Average annual expenditure of affluent households in the United States on pets from 2013 to 2017Average annual expenditure of affluent U.S. households on pets from 2013 to 2017
- Dog products purchased by consumers online in the last 12 months in the United States in 2018Pet products dog owners recently purchased online in the U.S. 2018
- Accident insurance premium for cats and dogs in the United States from 2013 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)Accident insurance premium for cats and dogs in the U.S. 2013-2018
- Share of pet owners whose pets had age-related health issues in the United States in 2016, by supplement purchaseOwners of pets with age-based health issues in the U.S. 2016, by supplement purchase
- U.S. veterinary services revenue from 2011 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)*U.S. veterinary services revenue 2011-2021
- U.S. veterinary services market CAGR in 2006-2015 and 2015-2021*U.S. veterinary services growth forecast 2006-2021
- Cats and dogs and fish and birds
The most important statistics
- Share of pet types owned in households in the United States in 2016, by generationPet type ownership in the U.S. in 2016, by generation
- Number of cats in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in millions)Number of cats in the U.S. 2000-2017
- Number of dogs in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in millions)Number of dogs in the U.S. 2000-2017
- Share of people who owned a dog in the United States in 2018, by ageShare of Americans owning a dog 2018, by age
- From where did you obtain your most recent dog/cat?Origin of previously owned cats or dogs 2012
- Number of freshwater fish in the United States from 2000 to 2017/2018 (in millions)Number of freshwater fish in the U.S. 2000-2017/2018
- Number of birds owned as pets in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in millions)Number of pet birds in the U.S. 2000-2017
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