This statistic shows the results of a 2015 survey among American pet owners on the kind of pet they own. During this survey, 71 percent of respondents said they owned a dog.
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Harris Interactive. (July 16, 2015). What type of pet do you have? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217266/share-of-pets-living-in-american-households/
Harris Interactive. "What type of pet do you have?." Chart. July 16, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217266/share-of-pets-living-in-american-households/
Harris Interactive. (2015). What type of pet do you have?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217266/share-of-pets-living-in-american-households/
Harris Interactive. "What Type of Pet Do You Have?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jul 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217266/share-of-pets-living-in-american-households/
Harris Interactive, What type of pet do you have? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217266/share-of-pets-living-in-american-households/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
What type of pet do you have? [Graph], Harris Interactive, July 16, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217266/share-of-pets-living-in-american-households/