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Shotgun in home

Source: R/gss_vars_76.R
shotgun.Rd

shotgun

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 shotgun)

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 shotgun.

Counts by year:

yeariapyesnorefusedno answerdon't knowskipped on webTotal
1973-4131069157--1504
1974-4131056105--1484
1976-41810541710--1499
1977-4751042211--1530
1980-4321019710--1468
1982-4881340266--1860
1984-407105196--1473
1985-4181102104--1534
1987-4741328107--1819
1988504232728107--1481
1989504286743-4--1537
1990455235672-91-1372
1991524251722-20--1517
199353128977772--1606
19949964801488523--2992
1996981473143875--2904
1998951389147769--2832
200095634314812314--2817
2002184119571910---2765
200419161677021611--2812
20062509385157835-3-4510
2008674277104919-4-2023
201076624198250-5-2044
201266927699428-7-1974
2014827293135063-5-2538
2016978346147760-6-2867
201877931912033944-2348
2021-732309411747694032
2022120341918137262473544
202410674011710721136123309
Total1963110967362587451951712867995

See also

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

Other Guns: owngun, pistol, rifle