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National Study of Private Ownership of Firearms in the United States, 1994
This data collection consists of a survey of private
ownership of firearms by adults in the United States. Respondents who
both did and did not own firearms were included. The variables cover
topics such as the number and type of guns owned privately, methods
of, and reasons for, firearms acquisition, the storage and carrying of
guns, the defensive use of firearms against criminal attackers, and
reasons for and against firearm ownership. Basic demographic
variables include sex, age, education, and employment.
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National Study of Private Ownership of Firearms in the United States, 1994
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Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "011:21" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Open Data Office of Justice Programs (USDOJ)", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:opendata@usdoj.gov" } |
| dataQuality |
false
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| description | This data collection consists of a survey of private ownership of firearms by adults in the United States. Respondents who both did and did not own firearms were included. The variables cover topics such as the number and type of guns owned privately, methods of, and reasons for, firearms acquisition, the storage and carrying of guns, the defensive use of firearms against criminal attackers, and reasons for and against firearm ownership. Basic demographic variables include sex, age, education, and employment. |
| distribution |
[ { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "National Study of Private Ownership of Firearms in the United States, 1994 ", "accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06955.v1" } ] |
| identifier |
"3372"
|
| issued | 1998-10-08T00:00:00 |
| keyword |
[ "firearms", "gun ownership", "handguns" ] |
| language |
[ "eng" ] |
| license | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
| modified | 1998-10-08T00:00:00 |
| programCode |
[ "011:060" ] |
| publisher |
{ "name": "National Institute of Justice", "@type": "org:Organization", "subOrganizationOf": { "id": 22, "name": "Office of Justice Programs", "acronym": "OJP", "parentOrganization": { "id": 10, "name": "Department of Justice", "acronym": "DOJ" }, "parentOrganizationID": 10 } } |
| title | National Study of Private Ownership of Firearms in the United States, 1994 |
