The statistic shows the percentage of population in the United States with one or more firearms in the household between 2016 and 2018, by gender. At this time, 43 percent of American males owned a firearm.
Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household between 2016 and 2018, by gender
The source does not specify the amount of firearms owned by the respondents.
Each survey is conducted in October, with approximately 1,000 participants each year. Values are consolidated across all years.
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Gallup. (August 14, 2019). Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household between 2016 and 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 09, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/623453/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-gender/
Gallup. "Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household between 2016 and 2018, by gender." Chart. August 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623453/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-gender/
Gallup. (2019). Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household between 2016 and 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623453/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-gender/
Gallup. "Percentage of Population in The United States with at Least One Gun in The Household between 2016 and 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623453/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-gender/
Gallup, Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household between 2016 and 2018, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623453/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-gender/ (last visited August 09, 2020)
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