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Health Benefits and Health Cost Savings Due to Pets: Preliminary Estimates from an Australian National Survey
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“It has been estimated that pet ownership saved Australia $1 billion in 1994 [29], while it may reduce the use of the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK to the value of £2.45 billion per year [30].”
From A One Health Perspective on the Human-Companion Animal Relationship with Emphasis on Zoonotic Aspects. (2020) · cites this paper as [29]
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“Cardiovascular disease and human-animal interaction Evidence for the effects of HAI on cardiovascular diseases was gained from the following studies: Headey (1999) found that dog and cat owners were less likely to take medication for heart problems than non-pet owners.”
Pet ownership and human health: a brief review of evidence and issues
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The Effects of Animals on Human Health and Well‐Being
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Dog ownership and physical activity: a review of the evidence.
Christian, H. E., Westgarth, C., Bauman, A., Richards, E. A., Rhodes, R. E., Evenson, K. R., Mayer, J. A., & Thorpe, R. J. (2013) · Journal of Physical Activity and Health · doi:10.1123/jpah.10.5.750 · Cited by 316
Overgaauw, P. A. M., Vinke, C. M., van Hagen, M. A. E., & Lipman, L. J. A. (2020) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph17113789 · Cited by 301
“It has been estimated that pet ownership saved Australia $1 billion in 1994 [29], while it may reduce the use of the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK to the value of £2.”
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- Authors
- Headey, B.
- Affiliations
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Headey, Bruce
- ORCID
- Headey, Bruce
- Venue
- Social Indicators Research
- Published
- 1999-06
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 233-243
- ISSN
- 0303-8300 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-0921
- OpenAlex
- W1519770348
- Cited by
- 201
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 11
- FWCI
- 1.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Social Indicators Research (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Healthcare Policy and Management
- Keywords
- pet ownership, dog owners, cat owners, health benefits, health cost savings, health care costs, physician visits, sleep medication, human-animal interaction, Australia
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