Gun Ownership in the US in 1994 - Prevalence
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[edit] Household Gun Ownership Rates
"The best available survey series on gun ownership is the General Social Survey (GSS), conducted by the National Opinion Research Center. Its estimates have been lower than some others, in the range of 40 to 43 percent during the 1990s. In particular, the GSS estimate for 1994 was just 41 percent. Another telephone survey in 1994 produced a still lower estimate for gun ownership, 38 percent of households."
[edit] Number of Adults who Owned Gun(s)
44 million
[edit] Concentration of Gun Ownership
"Despite enough guns in private hands to provide every adult in America with one, only one-quarter of adults actually own firearms. Those who have one gun usually have several: 74 percent possessed two or more in 1994."
"NSPOF data indicate that the top 20 percent of firearm owners possessed 55 percent of privately owned firearms.3 Of gun owners in 1994, 10 million individuals owned 105 million guns, while the remaining 87 million guns were dispersed among 34 million other owners."
[edit] Composition of Gun Ownership
- 20% own handguns only
- 12% own 1 handgun
- 8% own 2+ handguns
- 36% own long guns only
- 13% own 1 long gun
- 23% own 2+ long guns
- 44% own both handguns and long guns
[edit] Gun Ownership Demographics
Percentage of respondents owning guns
| % Owning Handguns | % Owning Long Guns Only | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 26 | 16 | 42 |
| Female | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Age | |||
| 18-24 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 25-39 | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| 40-64 | 21 | 11 | 32 |
| 65+ | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| White | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| Black | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| Hispanic | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Education | |||
| Less than High School | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| High School Diploma | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| More than High School | 19 | 10 | 29 |
| Parents had Gun in Home? | |||
| Yes | 23 | 13 | 36 |
| No | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Total | 16 | 9 | 25 |
[edit] See Also
Recreational Use of Firearms in the US in 1994
[edit] Source
National Institute of Justice, Guns in America: National Survey on Private Ownership and Use of Firearms, May 1997
