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Cat ownership in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2017
Share of households owning cats in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010/11 to 2016/17
by Tugba Sabanoglu,
last edited
Apr 19, 2018
This statistic shows the estimated percentage of households owning cats in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010/11 to 2016/17. According to the pet population survey, 17 percent of households in the UK own cats as of 2016/17.
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by Tugba Sabanoglu,
last edited
Apr 19, 2018
This statistic shows the estimated percentage of households owning cats in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010/11 to 2016/17. According to the pet population survey, 17 percent of households in the UK own cats as of 2016/17.
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2010/11 to 2016/17
- Number of respondents
- 8,000*
- Age group
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Figures based on estimates from a survey, showing rolling totals over each respective two year period.
* Sample sizes vary as follows: n (2016/17) = 8,000; n (2015/16) = 8000; n (2014/15) = 8353; n (2013/14) = 6,192; n (2012/13) = 4,223; n (2011/12) = 4,205; n (2010/11) = 4,156.
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2010/11 to 2016/17
- Number of respondents
- 8,000*
- Age group
- Supplementary notes
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Figures based on estimates from a survey, showing rolling totals over each respective two year period.
* Sample sizes vary as follows: n (2016/17) = 8,000; n (2015/16) = 8000; n (2014/15) = 8353; n (2013/14) = 6,192; n (2012/13) = 4,223; n (2011/12) = 4,205; n (2010/11) = 4,156.
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