I was interested to know how many households had pets and found the lack of this info in the 2016 Census to be disappointing.
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Topics on Households and families
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Household and family relationships
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Household makeup
Assessment Criteria 1
1.
This topic is of current national importance.
National Importance
Data is required for governments to understand how important pets are to their family. Understanding the make-up of the household which includes pets assists us in supporting families with pets, including renters.
Assessment Criteria 5
5.
The topic can be collected efficiently.
Collected efficiently
The topic or question will not present major difficulties for coding the information.
A simple yes/no to pet and the number and type of pets.
Assessment Criteria 6
6.
There is likely to be a continuing need for data on this topic in the following Census.
Continuing need
There is a need for time series data on the topic
The topic is likely to remain relevant in the future
Assessment Criteria 7
7.
There are no other alternative data sources or solutions that could meet the topic need.
No alternatives
There is currently no data on this topic being collected nationally