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

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-76

  Cook, Philip J ^a   Sorenson, Susan B ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control methodology; Firearms; Gun ownership: gun experience; Sex differences; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646401795     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-005-9002-7     Document Type: Review

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