According to a survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in South Korea in 2022, over one in three respondents answered that they got their pet during the COVID-19 lockdown because their family members or children wanted a pet. Another close to 20 percent stated they got a pet because they were lonely.
Leading reasons for people to acquire pets during the COVID-19 lockdown in South Korea as of January 2022
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Rakuten Insight. (June 22, 2022). Leading reasons for people to acquire pets during the COVID-19 lockdown in South Korea as of January 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321165/south-korea-reasons-for-getting-pets-during-cocid19-lockdown/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading reasons for people to acquire pets during the COVID-19 lockdown in South Korea as of January 2022." Chart. June 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321165/south-korea-reasons-for-getting-pets-during-cocid19-lockdown/
Rakuten Insight. (2022). Leading reasons for people to acquire pets during the COVID-19 lockdown in South Korea as of January 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321165/south-korea-reasons-for-getting-pets-during-cocid19-lockdown/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading Reasons for People to Acquire Pets during The Covid-19 Lockdown in South Korea as of January 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321165/south-korea-reasons-for-getting-pets-during-cocid19-lockdown/
Rakuten Insight, Leading reasons for people to acquire pets during the COVID-19 lockdown in South Korea as of January 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321165/south-korea-reasons-for-getting-pets-during-cocid19-lockdown/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Leading reasons for people to acquire pets during the COVID-19 lockdown in South Korea as of January 2022 [Graph], Rakuten Insight, June 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321165/south-korea-reasons-for-getting-pets-during-cocid19-lockdown/