According to a survey conducted in the United States in 2022, men were more likely than women to either personally own a gun or live in a gun owning household. At this time, 46 percent of American men personally owned a firearm, compared to 21 percent of women.
Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2022, by gender
Characteristic
Personally own a gun
Live in gun household
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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 gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, 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 in 2022, by gender." Chart. November 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623453/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-gender/
Gallup. (2022). Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. 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 in 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2022, 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 in 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623453/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2022, by gender [Graph], Gallup, November 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/623453/gun-ownership-in-the-us-by-gender/