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General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org
Question 1116. As a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, do you think that gun control laws should be stricter, making it harder for people to purchase firearms or that gun control laws should be less strict, making it easier for people to purchase firearms?
For further details see the official GSS documentation.
Counts by year:
year | iap | don't know | no answer | should be less strict | should be stricter | Total |
1972 | 1613 | - | - | - | - | 1613 |
1973 | 1504 | - | - | - | - | 1504 |
1974 | 1484 | - | - | - | - | 1484 |
1975 | 1490 | - | - | - | - | 1490 |
1976 | 1499 | - | - | - | - | 1499 |
1977 | 1530 | - | - | - | - | 1530 |
1978 | 1532 | - | - | - | - | 1532 |
1980 | 1468 | - | - | - | - | 1468 |
1982 | 1860 | - | - | - | - | 1860 |
1983 | 1599 | - | - | - | - | 1599 |
1984 | 1473 | - | - | - | - | 1473 |
1985 | 1534 | - | - | - | - | 1534 |
1986 | 1470 | - | - | - | - | 1470 |
1987 | 1819 | - | - | - | - | 1819 |
1988 | 1481 | - | - | - | - | 1481 |
1989 | 1537 | - | - | - | - | 1537 |
1990 | 1372 | - | - | - | - | 1372 |
1991 | 1517 | - | - | - | - | 1517 |
1993 | 1606 | - | - | - | - | 1606 |
1994 | 2992 | - | - | - | - | 2992 |
1996 | 2904 | - | - | - | - | 2904 |
1998 | 2832 | - | - | - | - | 2832 |
2000 | 2817 | - | - | - | - | 2817 |
2002 | 2765 | - | - | - | - | 2765 |
2004 | 2812 | - | - | - | - | 2812 |
2006 | 3139 | 103 | 16 | 226 | 1026 | 4510 |
2008 | 2023 | - | - | - | - | 2023 |
2010 | 2044 | - | - | - | - | 2044 |
2012 | 1974 | - | - | - | - | 1974 |
2014 | 2538 | - | - | - | - | 2538 |
2016 | 2867 | - | - | - | - | 2867 |
2018 | 2348 | - | - | - | - | 2348 |
2021 | 4032 | - | - | - | - | 4032 |
2022 | 3544 | - | - | - | - | 3544 |
Total | 71019 | 103 | 16 | 226 | 1026 | 72390 |
1
should be stricter
2
should be less strict
NA(d)
don't know
NA(i)
iap
NA(j)
I don't have a job
NA(m)
dk, na, iap
NA(n)
no answer
NA(p)
not imputable
NA(q)
not imputable
NA(r)
refused
NA(s)
skipped on web
NA(u)
uncodeable
NA(x)
not available in this release
NA(y)
not available in this year
NA(z)
see codebook