According to a survey conducted in the United States in 2022, Americans between the ages of 35 and 54 years old were more likely to personally own a gun than their counterparts in other age groups. At this time, 38 percent of Americans aged between 35 and 54 years old personally owned a firearm, compared to 26 percent of those aged 18 to 34 years old, and 35 percent of those aged 55 and over.
Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2022, by age
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Gallup. (November 21, 2022). Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/623409/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-age/
Gallup. "Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2022, by age." Chart. November 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623409/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-age/
Gallup. (2022). Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623409/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-age/
Gallup. "Percentage of Population in The United States with at Least One Gun in The Household in 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623409/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-age/
Gallup, Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2022, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623409/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2022, by age [Graph], Gallup, November 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/623409/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-age/