2019 Conference
May 21–23, 2019
Westin Arlington Gateway, Arlington, VA, USA
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208 Pet Expenditures: An Unexplored Research Topic
Key Words
Pet, expenditures
Short Description
Pets play such an important role in individuals’ and families’ financial lives. Nearly three-quarters of U.S. households own pets, spending more than $61 billion, or just more than $500 per household, each year on pets. Yet this topic has largely ignored been ignored family and consumer economics researchers. This paper will review sources of data collected about pets, describe the pet insurance market, and identify implications for family and consumer economics practitioners and researchers.
First & Corresponding Author
Brenda Cude, University of Georgia
Authors in the order to be printed
Brenda Cude, Ellen Barrow