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reportJan 1, 2018

Ruth Igielnik

Ruth Igielnik is a senior researcher at Pew Research Center. She focuses on the Center’s research on social and demographic trends, politics and methodology. Igielnik is a contributing author of studies about voter files, likely voter modeling, gun ownership as well as other social and demographic changes happening across the U.S. Before joining the Center, Igielnik worked […]
short readsOct 19, 2017

After Las Vegas attack, Democrats in Congress were far more likely than Republicans to mention guns on Facebook

In the week after the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas, partisan differences were on full display in how elected officials responded on Facebook.
reportFeb 15, 2018

4. Demographic data

As use of commercial voter lists by campaigns and public opinion researchers has grown, data offerings provided by voter file vendors have expanded. On top of standard political offerings, many vendors now provide a host of additional demographic and lifestyle data generated through predictive models or gathered from other sources. This chapter compares demographic data […]
short readsJul 10, 2017

Rural and urban gun owners have different experiences, views on gun policy

Nearly six-in-ten rural Americans have a gun in their household, compared with smaller shares of suburban and urban gun owners.
short readsJun 29, 2017

How male and female gun owners in the U.S. compare

While female gun owners resemble their male counterparts in some respects, their views on and experiences with guns often differ from those of male gun owners.
short readsJun 22, 2017

Key takeaways on Americans’ views of guns and gun ownership

About four-in-ten Americans say they either own a gun themselves or live in a household with guns, and 48% say they grew up in a household with guns.
short readsJul 5, 2017

Among gun owners, NRA members have a unique set of views and experiences

While the demographic profile of NRA members is similar to that of other gun owners, their political views, the way they use their firearms and their attitudes about gun policy differ significantly from gun owners who are not members of the organization.
reportJun 22, 2017

Public Views About Guns

Explore 20 years of data on public opinion about gun control vs. gun rights.
reportJun 22, 2017

America’s Complex Relationship With Guns

Americans have broad exposure to guns, whether they personally own one or not. About seven-in-ten say they have fired a gun at some point and 42% currently live in a gun-owning household.
short readsJun 26, 2017

Among U.S. gun owners, parents more likely than non-parents to keep their guns locked and unloaded

Among gun-owning parents with children in their household, 54% say all guns in their home are kept in a locked place and 53% say they are all kept unloaded.

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