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Survey #2 - Gun Owners: Why Do You Love Your Guns?
1.
In what state or U.S. territory do you live?
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia (DC)
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Marianas Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Virgin Islands
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
2.
Are you Mister or Ms?
Female
Male
Other (specify)
3.
How old are you?
21-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 or older
4.
How long did you stay in school?
High school degree or equivalent (e.g., GED)
Some college but no degree
Associate degree
Bachelor degree
Graduate or professional degree
5.
Are you working, looking or relaxing?
Employed, working full-time.
Employed, working part-time.
Not employed, looking for work
Not employed, NOT looking for work
Retired
Disabled, not able to work
6.
How much hard-earned money came into your home last year?
$25,000 to $49,999
$50,000 to $99,999
$100,000 to $199,999
$200,000 and up.
Prefer not to answer
7.
Are you White, Black or African-American, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific islander, or some other race?
White
Black or African-American
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
From multiple races
Some other race (please specify)
8.
Do you live in a big city, a suburb, a large town, a small town, or out in the country?
Big city
Suburb
Large town
Small town
Country
Other
9.
Which of the following best describes your current relationship status?
Married
Widowed
Divorced/Single
In a domestic partnership or civil union
10.
What Is Your Religious Affiliation?
Protestant
Catholic
Jewish
Muslim
Evangelical
Not religious
11.
Are you a veteran?
Yes.
No.
12.
Are you a member or supporter of a gun group or range?
Yes
No
13.
How long have you been shooting guns?
0 - 4 years.
5 - 9 years.
10 - 15 years.
More than 15 years.
14.
How often do you go shooting? Don't include hunting, that's the next question.
Infrequently
From time to time
Frequently
All the time.
15.
Do you go hunting?
Yes.
No.
16.
Do you reload your own ammunition?
Yes.
No.
17.
Now tell the truth: If someone 15 feet away came towards you with the intention of doing you harm, could you pull out a gun and shoot him with a reasonable chance that you would hit the mark?
If he came at you from 15 feet, you would have 1 second to shoot.
Yes
No
Not sure
Don't want to find out.
