whynopet

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question Why doesn?t your family have a pet? Please choose the most important reason.

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapallergies (own or another household member)away too much, travelling, working, or bothhealth risksno answerno interestotherpet diedresidential restrictionstoo expensivetoo much time or work to care for petTotal
19721613----------1613
19731504----------1504
19741484----------1484
19751490----------1490
19761499----------1499
19771530----------1530
19781532----------1532
19801468----------1468
19821860----------1860
19831599----------1599
19841473----------1473
19851534----------1534
19861470----------1470
19871819----------1819
19881481----------1481
19891537----------1537
19901372----------1372
19911517----------1517
19931606----------1606
19942992----------2992
19962904----------2904
19982832----------2832
20002817----------2817
20022765----------2765
20042812----------2812
20064510----------4510
20082023----------2023
20102044----------2044
20121974----------1974
20142538----------2538
20162867----------2867
201818483920142695253758281582348
20214032----------4032
20223544----------3544
Total7189039201426952537582815872390

Values

  • 1 no interest

  • 2 too expensive

  • 3 too much time or work to care for pet

  • 4 allergies (own or another household member)

  • 5 health risks

  • 6 residential restrictions

  • 7 pet died

  • 8 away too much, travelling, working, or both

  • 9 other

  • NA(d) don't know

  • NA(i) iap

  • NA(j) I don't have a job

  • NA(m) dk, na, iap

  • NA(n) no answer

  • NA(p) not imputable

  • NA(q) not imputable

  • NA(r) refused

  • NA(s) skipped on web

  • NA(u) uncodeable

  • NA(x) not available in this release

  • NA(y) not available in this year

  • NA(z) see codebook