Again according to the
2003/2004 APPMA survey, below is a breakout of the type of birds that people
own.Counting the Birds (continued)
|
Type of Birds Owned 2003/2004 APPMA |
|
|
Cockatiel |
39% |
|
Parakeet |
27% |
|
Parrot |
8% |
|
Finch |
6% |
|
Canary |
5% |
|
Lovebird |
5% |
|
All other birds |
5% |
|
Amazon |
4% |
|
Conure |
4% |
|
Cockatoo |
3% |
|
Dove |
3% |
|
African Grey |
3% |
|
Macaw |
1% |
Profiling the Bird Owner
According to the AVMA, in 78.2% of bird owning households females are the primary person responsible for care of the bird. One interesting piece of data is that while 58.7% of bird-households own only one bird, 12.6% of bird-households own four or more birds as shown in the table below.
Figure 6: Number of Birds in Bird-owning Households
According to the AVMA, the likelihood of a household owning a bird increases with the number of people living in the household as can be seen in the graph below.
Figure 7: Percentage of Households that own Birds by Size of Household
In the most recent survey by AVMA (2001 data), it was found that household income levels were not a big determining factor in the ownership of birds. In other words, 4.2% of households with income over $85,000 owned birds and 5.1% of households with income less than $20,000 owned birds.
Figure 8: Percentage of Households that own Birds by Household Income
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