Houston Residents and Their Pets

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dc.contributor.authorGoolsby, Karen Prenen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-23T15:26:21Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-04-23T15:26:21Zen_US
dc.date.issued2025en_US
dc.description.abstractAccording to a recent nationwide poll, more than 87 million households have at least one pet, and in nearly all of them, pets are viewed as part of the family, providing companionship, emotional support, and opportunities for social interaction (Megna, 2024). The Houston metropolitan area ranked fourth in the country for share of households with dogs and eighth for cats in 2021 (Jordan, 2022). This brief takes a closer look at who has pets in Houston and Harris County, including further exploring the different types and number of pets people have, as well as the self-reported benefits that come with having them.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGoolsby, K. P. (2025). Houston Residents and Their Pets. Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research. https://doi.org/10.25611/KZXN-7V72en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.25611/KZXN-7V72en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/118309en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherRice University Kinder Institute for Urban Researchen_US
dc.rightsCopyright ©2025 by Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Researchen_US
dc.titleHouston Residents and Their Petsen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
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