According to a survey conducted in the United States in 2021, people with some college, but no college degree, were more likely to personally own a gun or live in a gun owning household. At this time, 35 percent of Americans with some college personally owned a firearm, compared to 26 percent of those with a high school degree or less, and 32 percent of college graduates.
Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2021, by education level
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Gallup. "Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2021, by education level." Chart. November 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623418/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-education-level/
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Gallup. "Percentage of Population in The United States with at Least One Gun in The Household in 2021, by Education Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623418/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-education-level/
Gallup, Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2021, by education level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623418/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-education-level/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2021, by education level [Graph], Gallup, November 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/623418/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-education-level/