Comparison of respondents who had a follow up questionnaire with respondents who had only a baseline questionnaire
| Characteristic | Baseline and follow up (n=381) | Baseline only (n=1236) | p Value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| * Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon test; χ2 or Fisher's exact test. | |||
| Median (range) | Median (range) | ||
| Age of respondent (years) | 27 (10–69) | 26 (10–76) | 0.6 |
| Age of youngest child (years) | 1.2 (0–17) | 2.0 (0–17) | <0.001 |
| No of residents | 4 (1–12) | 4 (1–16) | 1.0 |
| No of children | 2 (0–9) | 2 (0–11) | 0.2 |
| No (%) | No (%) | ||
| Female respondent | 356 (94.4) | 1117 (92.2) | 0.2 |
| At least one adult male in the home | 189 (51.2) | 572 (48.5) | 0.4 |
| Someone who lives in the home has been shot | 17 (4.6) | 77 (6.4) | 0.2 |
| Visitors come to the home with guns | 8 (2.2) | 30 (2.5) | 0.6 |
| Gun ownership and storage | |||
| Any gun in the home | 36 (9.7) | 103 (8.5) | 0.5 |
| One or more handguns | 19 (5.3) | 77 (6.8) | 0.3 |
| One or more long guns | 21 (5.9) | 56 (4.9) | 0.5 |
| Any gun not stored in a locked container or locked cupboard | 11 (2.9) | 25 (2.1) | 0.3 |
| Any gun stored loaded | 8 (2.1) | 22 (1.8) | 0.7 |