Most adults who grew up in rural areas say there was a gun in the house when they were growing jup % saying there were guns in their household when they were growing up
The relatively young age at which rural gun owners first acquired a gun is perhaps not surprising: Americans who grew up in rural areas are more likely to have grown up with guns in their homes. About seven-in-ten Americans who grew up in a rural area (72%) say there were guns in their household growing up, compared with half (52%) of those who grew up in a small town and 39% of those who grew up in a city.
Most adults who grew up in rural areas  | say there was a gun in the house when  | they were growing jup  | % saying there were guns in their household when they  | were growing up  | All ad ults  | 48%  | Grew up in.  | Grew Small Rural up Suburb in. town area  | .72  | 52  | 37  | City  | 39  | Source Survey ofU.S adults cond lucted March 13-27 and April4-  | 18, 2017  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 