Pet Incidence Trend Report

Pet Incidence Trend Report

(all figures in thousands)

	1981	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	% Change
Total U.S. Households	85,759	94,844	95,139	96,401	96,978	97,570	98,681	99,656	100,673	1.0%
Total Cat Owners	22,688	30,130	30,758	31,693	31,287	32,101	32,914	33,323	34,221	2.7%
% of Population	27.4%	31.8%	32.3%	32.9%	32.3%	32.9%	33.4%	33.4%	34.0%
Total Dog Owners	36,728	36,981	36,041	36,370	37,001	36,713	37,107	37,598	38,099	1.3%
% of Population	44.4%	39.0%	37.9%	37.7%	38.2%	37.6%	37.6%	37.7%	37.8%
Total Cats	44,579	62,434	62,974	64,030	63,821	65,765	67,935	70,024	70,942	1.3%
Total Dogs	53,831	53,272	52,275	53,086	54,999	54,863	55,796	55,910	57,611	3.0%
Both Cat & Dog Owner	12,690	14,186	14,230	14,708	14,148	14,908	15,355	15,371	16,020	4.2%
% of Population	15.3%	15.0%	15.0%	15.3%	14.6%	15.3%	15.6%	15.4%	15.9%

Source: NPD Group, Inc.

Other pet statistics

In 1998 six in ten U.S. households tend to shell out for pets, but the rates vary from place to place. Americans care for about 13 million birds, 4 million horses, 6 million rabbits and ferrets, 5 million rodents, 3.5 million reptiles and 56 million fish.

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