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Pistol or revolver in home

Source: R/gss_vars_76.R
pistol.Rd

pistol

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question Do you happen to have in your home (IF HOUSE: or garage) any guns or revolvers? A. IF YES: Is it a pistol, shotgun, rifle, or what? CODE ALL THAT APPLY. (Coded if Pistol)

Values

  • [1] yes

  • [2] no

  • [3] refused

  • [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(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

Question Years and Ballots

ballotsyears
A/B/C2021
A/C/-1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024
Full1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for pistol.

Counts by year:

yeariapyesnorefusedno answerdon't knowskipped on webTotal
1973-2981184157--1504
1974-2931176105--1484
1976-32111511710--1499
1977-3131204211--1530
1980-3381113710--1468
1982-3941434266--1860
1984-314114496--1473
1985-3501170104--1534
1987-4311371107--1819
1988504219741107--1481
1989504261768-4--1537
1990455213694-91-1372
1991524199774-20--1517
199353125780972--1606
19949964831485523--2992
1996981427148475--2904
1998951366150069--2832
2000956364145923141-2817
2002184118073410---2765
200419161836861611--2812
20062509400156335-3-4510
2008674286104019-4-2023
201076623998450-5-2044
201266928998128-7-1974
2014827366127763-5-2538
2016978406141760-6-2867
201877940511173944-2348
2021-1008281811747694032
2022120356116717262473544
202410675961515721136123309
Total1963110760364647451951722867995

See also

Other Core: burglr, fear, fearhome, owngun, polattak, polescap, rifle, robbry, shotgun

Other Guns: owngun, rifle, shotgun