Entry:
Marciniak, Liz Marie and Loftin, Colin. "Measuring Protective Handgun Ownership," Criminology, 29 (1991), 531-540.
Abstract:
Hill et. al.'s original findings that fear of crime and victimization increase men's chances of owning a handgun for protection are flawed due to errors in analysis and by excluding hunters who may also own a handgun for protection.
GSS Years:1980, 1982, 1984-1985, 1987
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| ROWNGUN |
DOES GUN BELONG TO R |
| HUNT |
DOES R OR SPOUSE HUNT |
| RIFLE |
RIFLE IN HOME |
| PISTOL |
PISTOL OR REVOLVER IN HOME |
| SHOTGUN |
SHOTGUN IN HOME |
| FEAR |
AFRAID TO WALK AT NIGHT IN NEIGHBORHOOD |
| OWNGUN |
HAVE GUN IN HOME |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| OVERSAMP |
WEIGHTS FOR BLACK OVERSAMPLES |
| POLVIEWS |
THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE |
| FEAR |
AFRAID TO WALK AT NIGHT IN NEIGHBORHOOD |
| BURGLR |
HOME BROKEN INTO DURING THE LAST YEAR |
| ROBBRY |
FORCEFULLY ROBBED DURING THE LAST YEAR |
| SRCBELT |
SRC BELTCODE |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |