Selected characteristics and gun lock usage by law enforcement officers' in a southern city, 1998 (n=72)*
| Characteristic | No (%) using gun lock | No (%) not using gun lock | χ2df | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Three respondents did not answer the gun lock use question. Not all the cross tabulated frequency tables sum to 72 due to missing data. Missing data are not factored in χ2 statistics or percentage estimates. | ||||
| †For race-ethnicity, the significance test compared whites to blacks, omitting Hispanics. | ||||
| Should all gun owners should be required to use gun locks? | ||||
| Yes | 21 (84) | 10 (23) | 24.271 | <0.001 |
| Have you had difficulty using the lock? | ||||
| Yes | 1 (4) | 1 (2) | 0.181 | 0.669 |
| Do you have children younger than 18 years of age? | ||||
| Yes | 17 (68) | 12 (27) | 11.321 | <0.001 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 22 (88) | 38 (90) | 0.101 | 0.749 |
| Race | ||||
| Black | 19 (76) | 14 (33) | 11.721† | <0.001 |
| White | 5 (20) | 26 (62) | ||
| Hispanic | 1 (4) | 2 (5) | ||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | F | ||
| Age | 32.05 (8.39) | 33.78 (7.30) | 1.03 | 0.31 |
| (n=23) | (n=42) | |||