Group Number	Members	Dependent Variable (OUTCOME)	Independent Variable (PREDICTOR)	Hypothesis / Rationale
1	Gene Dolan Dennis Reitz Kathy Bickings Kristin Nobel Daniel Roman Shawn Gelbart	Q72	African-American (1=Af-Am. 0 = oth.)	African-Americans are more likely to respond yes. / Af-Am have less confidence in the CJS to protect them from crime and so they own guns
3	Khalil Morrison Nikki Ragland Dan Carr Maurice McClain Frances Akuaku Chareeta Wilson	Q72	Age	"Due to the violence in society especially among minorities, that younger people are more likely to possess a gun than older people." / Younger students more likely to live in the city, and thus possess a firearm.
4	Candy Chang Joseph McBride Susan Nocella Dawn Cobb	Q72	Philly(1=y 0=n)	People living in Philly have a higher possibility of owning a gun than those living outside of the city. / City is more dangerous
5	Travis Conrad Ana Duarte Jenny Snyder Alicia Archer	Q72	Q8	Those answering ‘city person’ or ‘country person’ more likely to answer yes. / City dwellers are more likely to own guns for  protection; Country dwellers more likely to own guns for hunting.
6	Kinesha Yancey Joseph Paul Simone Shaw Anthony Stukes	Q72	Q10	More likely for someone in immediate family to have gun if they work for CJS. / Law enforcement gen. required to have guns.
7	Heather Clee Michelle Young Michael Davis Marc Muhaw Arthur Russell	Q72	Q11	"More conservatives are going to own guns than liberals." / "Conservatives will have more guns because of their constitutional rights... liberals feel that guns are an endangerment"
8	Jasmin Wilson Allysa Smith Carlton Ingram	Q72	CONFIPOL	More confidence in police = less likely to own gun. / In this group, the only person who has a gun-owning immediate family member is the person with the least confidence in the police.
9	Matt Funk Dana Ross Ray Styles Jen Fadgen Maya Wilkinson Joe Curtosi	Q72	CONFICJS	Less confidence >> more likely to own gun BUT confidence may not reflect family's ownership. "Your confidence would not necessarily affect their having a gun."
11	Mike Phelan Daniel Fletcher Anna Stankiewicz Derek Furman	CONFCTRL	Afram (1=Af-Am. 0 = oth.)	If African-American, then less confident in gun control / Crime rates, murder rates, etc; Af-Am male youths are most likely to be shot.
12	Mark Zajac Liliana Pegado Danielle Durham Greg Century	CONFCTRL	Gender (1=F;0=M)	FEMALES will more strongly support gun control. / Males are more likely to carry guns.
13	Pat Murphy Carlos Hankins Brian Flaherty Aaron Marks Colleen Cain	CONFCTRL	Age	OLDER respondents will favor gun control more / "Someone younger has grown up with gun violence;" used to it, so don't support controls
14	Bo Un Khon Lieu Denny Casillas Janet Vasquez	CONFCTRL	Q43 (cap.pun)	Classmates believing more strongly in the abolishment of capital punishment would also want stricter gun control laws. / "Life is life and we shouldn't have to take a life for a life in all cases."
15	Nancy Thomas Joe Rumpf Reginald David	CONFCTRL	Q8	City dwellers are more likely to be in favor of gun control. / More people in the city=more experienced violence.
16	Harold Burke Tanya Turner	CONFCTRL	Philly(1=y 0=n)	Philly residents will have less confidence in gun control. / Too many guns obtained illegally and used in violent crimes.