rifle
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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 rifle)
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
| ballots | years |
| A/B/C | 2021 |
| A/C/- | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024 |
| Full | 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for rifle.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | yes | no | refused | no answer | don't know | skipped on web | Total |
| 1973 | - | 437 | 1045 | 15 | 7 | - | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | - | 396 | 1073 | 10 | 5 | - | - | 1484 |
| 1976 | - | 420 | 1052 | 17 | 10 | - | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | - | 460 | 1057 | 2 | 11 | - | - | 1530 |
| 1980 | - | 426 | 1025 | 7 | 10 | - | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | - | 455 | 1373 | 26 | 6 | - | - | 1860 |
| 1984 | - | 400 | 1058 | 9 | 6 | - | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | - | 433 | 1087 | 10 | 4 | - | - | 1534 |
| 1987 | - | 442 | 1360 | 10 | 7 | - | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 504 | 235 | 725 | 10 | 7 | - | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 504 | 283 | 746 | - | 4 | - | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 455 | 230 | 677 | - | 9 | 1 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 524 | 245 | 730 | - | 18 | - | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 531 | 249 | 817 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 996 | 483 | 1485 | 5 | 23 | - | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 981 | 447 | 1464 | 7 | 5 | - | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 951 | 390 | 1476 | 6 | 9 | - | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 956 | 364 | 1459 | 23 | 14 | 1 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 1841 | 183 | 731 | 10 | - | - | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 1916 | 174 | 695 | 16 | 11 | - | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 2509 | 381 | 1582 | 35 | - | 3 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 674 | 276 | 1050 | 19 | - | 4 | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 766 | 240 | 983 | 50 | - | 5 | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 669 | 260 | 1010 | 28 | - | 7 | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 827 | 317 | 1325 | 63 | - | 6 | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 978 | 365 | 1458 | 60 | - | 6 | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 779 | 325 | 1197 | 39 | 4 | 4 | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | - | 721 | 3105 | 117 | 4 | 76 | 9 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 1203 | 416 | 1816 | 72 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 3544 |
| 2024 | 1067 | 402 | 1709 | 72 | 11 | 36 | 12 | 3309 |
| Total | 19631 | 10855 | 36370 | 745 | 193 | 173 | 28 | 67995 |