Table 1

Characteristics of households responding to baseline questionnaire, including gun ownership and storage (n=1617 households)

Median (range)* or No (%)
Age of respondent (years) 27 (10–76)*
Age of youngest child (years) 2 (0–17)*
No of residents 4 (0–16)*
No of children 2 (0–12)*
Female respondent1474 (92.7)
At least one adult male in the home 770 (49.0)
Someone who lives in the home has been shot 94 (5.9)
Visitors come to the home with guns 38 (2.4)
Gun ownership and storage
    Any gun in the home 139 (8.7)
    One or more handguns 96 (6.4)
    One or more long guns 77 (5.2)
    Any gun not stored in a locked container or locked cupboard 36 (2.3)
    Any gun stored loaded 30 (1.9)