How often Americans carry a gun, by gender 2018

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 9, 2024
This statistic illustrates the share of Americans that carried a gun on them in 2018, by frequency and gender. During the survey, 54 percent of female respondents reported never carrying a gun on their person, compared with 34 percent of males.

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Release date

August 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

July 10 to 12, 2018

Number of respondents

2,010 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

589 gun owners and 1,421 non-gun owners

Method of interview

Online survey

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