Entry:

Kanagy, Conrad L., "The Regional Convergence of Gun Ownership: Laying Down Arms in the South?" Paper presented to the American Sociological Association, Washington, D.C., August, 1995.


Abstract:

Southerners are more likely to own guns than are other Americans, but there has been a decline in gun ownership since the 1970's.

GSS Years:

1973-1991

Other Data Sets:

Census 1920, 1950, 1968-93, 1995, 1996; WP 1992

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

OWNGUN

HAVE GUN IN HOME

REGION

REGION OF INTERVIEW

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

HITOK

EVER APPROVE OF MAN PUNCHING ADULT MALE

HITCHILD

STRANGER HAD HIT MANS CHILD

HITBEATR

STRANGER WAS BEATING UP A WOMAN

HITROBBR

STRANGER HAD BROKEN INTO MANS HOUSE

HUNT

DOES R OR SPOUSE HUNT