This statistic shows the results of a survey among adult Americans on whether they owned a pet when they were growing up, or not. The survey was conducted in 2015. During this survey, 84 percent of respondents stated they did own a pet when they were growing up.
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Harris Interactive. (July 16, 2015). Did you have a pet when you were growing up? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/445610/share-of-americans-who-owned-a-pet-when-they-were-growing-up/
Harris Interactive. "Did you have a pet when you were growing up?." Chart. July 16, 2015. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/445610/share-of-americans-who-owned-a-pet-when-they-were-growing-up/
Harris Interactive. (2015). Did you have a pet when you were growing up?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/445610/share-of-americans-who-owned-a-pet-when-they-were-growing-up/
Harris Interactive. "Did You Have a Pet When You Were Growing Up?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jul 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/445610/share-of-americans-who-owned-a-pet-when-they-were-growing-up/
Harris Interactive, Did you have a pet when you were growing up? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/445610/share-of-americans-who-owned-a-pet-when-they-were-growing-up/ (last visited October 30, 2024)
Did you have a pet when you were growing up? [Graph], Harris Interactive, July 16, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/445610/share-of-americans-who-owned-a-pet-when-they-were-growing-up/
