The gender gap among teen survey respondents: why are boys more likely to report a gun in the home than girls?

Author: Cook, P. J. / Sorenson, S.
Publication: Journal of Quantitative Criminology
Topics: Age Group Gender Ownership
Keywords: Child Family Health Household Gun Parent
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The authors analyzed data from the California Health Interview Survey of 2001 that includes over 4,000 marital households. Both a parent and adolescent child (12-17 years old) were asked whether there was a gun in the home. California teens are almost as likely to say that there is a gun as are their parents, but there is a gender gap among both the teens (25.0% boys, 21.1% girls reported gun in home) and their parents (28.5% husbands, 21.0% wives reported gun in home).