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A questionnaire was used to collect information concerning the values and limitations of pet ownership. The major reasons given for nonownership were housing limitations, emotional dissatisfaction with animals, destructive habits of pets, and a transient household status. Various stages of the family's "life cycle" had a role in determining pet ownership. The pet's agreeable temperament (eg, intelligence, gentleness, and playfulness) was considered to be the major advantages of pet ownership. The major negative characteristics of pet ownership were the destructiveness and overaggressiveness of the pet.
通过问卷调查收集有关养宠物的价值和局限性的信息。不养宠物的主要原因是住房限制、对动物的情感不满、宠物的破坏性行为以及家庭的暂住状态。家庭“生命周期”的各个阶段在决定是否养宠物方面都起到了一定作用。宠物宜人的性情（如聪明、温顺和好玩）被认为是养宠物的主要优点。养宠物的主要负面特征是宠物具有破坏性和过度攻击性。
