Publication: Social capital and pet ownership – A tale of four cities☆
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2017
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Wood, Lisa, Karen Martin, Hayley Christian, Steve Houghton, Ichiro Kawachi, Shannen Vallesi, and Sandra McCune. 2017. “Social capital and pet ownership – A tale of four cities☆.” SSM - Population Health 3 (1): 442-447. doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.05.002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.05.002.
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Highlights • Pet ownership is significantly associated with higher levels of social capital. • Social capital was associated with pet ownership in the U.S. and Australia. • Results are not confined to dog owners nor dog walkers. • Pets are an under-recognized conduit for building social capital.
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