Demographics of Parent Respondents Living in Households With Firearms, Comparing Households With Children Who Have Versus Do Not Have a History of Self-Harm Risk Factors
| . | Gun Household; Child Has a History of Mental Health Conditions or ADHD (n = 52), % (95% CI) . | Gun Household; Child Does Not Have a History of Mental Health Conditions or ADHD (n = 411), % (95% CI) . |
|---|---|---|
| Sex of respondent | ||
| Male | 36.8 (23.7–52.1) | 44.2 (38.6–49.9) |
| Female | 63.3 (47.9–76.3) | 55.8 (50.1–61.4) |
| Age of respondent, y | ||
| 18–29 | 10.1 (3.3–26.9) | 19.7 (14.8–25.7) |
| 30–44 | 65.4 (50.1–78.0) | 59.7 (53.9–65.4) |
| 45–59 | 19.0 (10.9–30.9) | 18.7 (15.1–22.9) |
| ≥60 | 5.6 (2.0–14.8) | 1.9 (1.1–3.3) |
| Region | ||
| Northeast | 9.0 (3.9–19.5) | 10.6 (7.8–14.2) |
| Midwest | 18.8 (10.0–32.3) | 28.6 (23.8–34.0) |
| South | 57.2 (41.7–71.4) | 39.2 (33.5–45.1) |
| West | 15.0 (7.0–29.2) | 21.7 (17.4–26.6) |
| Urbanicity | ||
| Urban | 11.8 (5.2–24.7) | 14.0 (10.5–18.4) |
| Suburban | 64.6 (49.0–77.6) | 52.9 (47.1–58.6) |
| Rural | 23.6 (13.4–38.3) | 33.1 (28.1–38.6) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White (Non-Hispanic) | 83.5 (61.2–94.2) | 79.4 (73.2–84.4) |
| Non-white | 16.5 (5.8–38.8) | 20.6 (15.6–26.8) |
| Income, $ | ||
| <75,000 | 33.3 (21.1–48.3) | 43.4 (37.8–49.2) |
| ≥75,000 | 66.7 (51.7–78.9) | 56.6 (50.8–62.2) |
| Education | ||
| <12 | 5.3 (1.5–17.1) | 4.7 (2.7–8.1) |
| High school graduate | 23.0 (12.8–37.9) | 21.8 (16.9–27.6) |
| >High school | 71.7 (56.4–83.2) | 73.5 (67.5–78.7) |
| No. adults in household | ||
| 1 | 5.4 (1.5–17.1) | 3.1 (1.8–5.2) |
| 2 | 65.0 (47.3–79.4) | 78.3 (72.8–83.0) |
| ≥3 | 29.7 (16.0–48.2) | 18.6 (14.2–24.1) |
| No. children in household | ||
| 1 | 27.9 (16.7–42.8) | 39.7 (34.3–45.3) |
| 2 | 36.3 (23.3–51.6) | 41.3 (35.6–47.3) |
| 3 | 18.4 (9.6–32.5) | 12.4 (9.2–16.5) |
| ≥4 | 17.4 (6.2–40.2) | 6.6 (4.3–10.0) |
| Age of children, y | ||
| 0–5 | 7.0 (2.3–19.0) | 36.1 (30.5–42.1) |
| 6–12 (none younger) | 36.3 (21.7–54.0) | 30.8 (25.9–36.1) |
| 13–17 (none younger) | 56.8 (40.2–71.9) | 33.2 (28.1–38.6) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 85.4 (72.7–92.7) | 86.2 (81.2–90.1) |
| Live with partner | 4.8 (1.4–14.9) | 8.4 (5.5–12.5) |
| Other | 9.9 (4.2–21.6) | 5.4 (3.0–9.5) |
| Distribution of self-harm risk factors in households with guns | ||
| Depression | 1.9 (1.0–4.0) | — |
| Mental health condition other than depression | 2.0 (1.0–4.0) | — |
| ADHD | 9.4 (6.7–13.1) | — |
| Gun-related characteristics (reported by respondents who personally owned firearms) | ||
| n = 37 | n = 251 | |
| Average No. guns owned | 3.6 ± 0.6 | 4.6 ± 0.5 |
| Distribution of guns owned | ||
| 1 gun | 39.2 (24.1–56.6) | 28.1 (22.2–34.8) |
| 2 guns | 15.2 (6.2–32.7) | 23.1 (17.7–29.5) |
| ≥3 guns | 45.7 (29.7–62.7) | 48.8 (42.0–55.6) |
| Gun storage (mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive categories) | ||
| Loaded and unlocked | 11.6 (4.3–27.6) | 20.3 (15.3–26.4) |
| Loaded and locked and/or unloaded and unlocked | 53.5 (36.0–70.3) | 48.0 (41.2–54.8) |
| Locked and unloaded | 34.9 (20.2–53.2) | 31.8 (25.9–38.3) |
| Gun storage, broad overlapping categories | ||
| Any unlocked | 38.0 (23.4–55.2) | 47.8 (41.1–54.7) |
| Any locked | 62.0 (44.8–76.6) | 52.2 (45.3–58.9) |
| Any unloaded | 58.7 (41.2–74.3) | 57.9 (41.2–74.3) |
| Any loaded | 41.3 (25.7–58.8) | 42.1 (35.5–49.0) |
| . | Gun Household; Child Has a History of Mental Health Conditions or ADHD (n = 52), % (95% CI) . | Gun Household; Child Does Not Have a History of Mental Health Conditions or ADHD (n = 411), % (95% CI) . |
|---|---|---|
| Sex of respondent | ||
| Male | 36.8 (23.7–52.1) | 44.2 (38.6–49.9) |
| Female | 63.3 (47.9–76.3) | 55.8 (50.1–61.4) |
| Age of respondent, y | ||
| 18–29 | 10.1 (3.3–26.9) | 19.7 (14.8–25.7) |
| 30–44 | 65.4 (50.1–78.0) | 59.7 (53.9–65.4) |
| 45–59 | 19.0 (10.9–30.9) | 18.7 (15.1–22.9) |
| ≥60 | 5.6 (2.0–14.8) | 1.9 (1.1–3.3) |
| Region | ||
| Northeast | 9.0 (3.9–19.5) | 10.6 (7.8–14.2) |
| Midwest | 18.8 (10.0–32.3) | 28.6 (23.8–34.0) |
| South | 57.2 (41.7–71.4) | 39.2 (33.5–45.1) |
| West | 15.0 (7.0–29.2) | 21.7 (17.4–26.6) |
| Urbanicity | ||
| Urban | 11.8 (5.2–24.7) | 14.0 (10.5–18.4) |
| Suburban | 64.6 (49.0–77.6) | 52.9 (47.1–58.6) |
| Rural | 23.6 (13.4–38.3) | 33.1 (28.1–38.6) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White (Non-Hispanic) | 83.5 (61.2–94.2) | 79.4 (73.2–84.4) |
| Non-white | 16.5 (5.8–38.8) | 20.6 (15.6–26.8) |
| Income, $ | ||
| <75,000 | 33.3 (21.1–48.3) | 43.4 (37.8–49.2) |
| ≥75,000 | 66.7 (51.7–78.9) | 56.6 (50.8–62.2) |
| Education | ||
| <12 | 5.3 (1.5–17.1) | 4.7 (2.7–8.1) |
| High school graduate | 23.0 (12.8–37.9) | 21.8 (16.9–27.6) |
| >High school | 71.7 (56.4–83.2) | 73.5 (67.5–78.7) |
| No. adults in household | ||
| 1 | 5.4 (1.5–17.1) | 3.1 (1.8–5.2) |
| 2 | 65.0 (47.3–79.4) | 78.3 (72.8–83.0) |
| ≥3 | 29.7 (16.0–48.2) | 18.6 (14.2–24.1) |
| No. children in household | ||
| 1 | 27.9 (16.7–42.8) | 39.7 (34.3–45.3) |
| 2 | 36.3 (23.3–51.6) | 41.3 (35.6–47.3) |
| 3 | 18.4 (9.6–32.5) | 12.4 (9.2–16.5) |
| ≥4 | 17.4 (6.2–40.2) | 6.6 (4.3–10.0) |
| Age of children, y | ||
| 0–5 | 7.0 (2.3–19.0) | 36.1 (30.5–42.1) |
| 6–12 (none younger) | 36.3 (21.7–54.0) | 30.8 (25.9–36.1) |
| 13–17 (none younger) | 56.8 (40.2–71.9) | 33.2 (28.1–38.6) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 85.4 (72.7–92.7) | 86.2 (81.2–90.1) |
| Live with partner | 4.8 (1.4–14.9) | 8.4 (5.5–12.5) |
| Other | 9.9 (4.2–21.6) | 5.4 (3.0–9.5) |
| Distribution of self-harm risk factors in households with guns | ||
| Depression | 1.9 (1.0–4.0) | — |
| Mental health condition other than depression | 2.0 (1.0–4.0) | — |
| ADHD | 9.4 (6.7–13.1) | — |
| Gun-related characteristics (reported by respondents who personally owned firearms) | ||
| n = 37 | n = 251 | |
| Average No. guns owned | 3.6 ± 0.6 | 4.6 ± 0.5 |
| Distribution of guns owned | ||
| 1 gun | 39.2 (24.1–56.6) | 28.1 (22.2–34.8) |
| 2 guns | 15.2 (6.2–32.7) | 23.1 (17.7–29.5) |
| ≥3 guns | 45.7 (29.7–62.7) | 48.8 (42.0–55.6) |
| Gun storage (mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive categories) | ||
| Loaded and unlocked | 11.6 (4.3–27.6) | 20.3 (15.3–26.4) |
| Loaded and locked and/or unloaded and unlocked | 53.5 (36.0–70.3) | 48.0 (41.2–54.8) |
| Locked and unloaded | 34.9 (20.2–53.2) | 31.8 (25.9–38.3) |
| Gun storage, broad overlapping categories | ||
| Any unlocked | 38.0 (23.4–55.2) | 47.8 (41.1–54.7) |
| Any locked | 62.0 (44.8–76.6) | 52.2 (45.3–58.9) |
| Any unloaded | 58.7 (41.2–74.3) | 57.9 (41.2–74.3) |
| Any loaded | 41.3 (25.7–58.8) | 42.1 (35.5–49.0) |
—, not applicable.