Weighted correlates of handling a firearm without adult knowledge or supervision among California adolescents, 2000-01
| Respondent characteristic | % Of adolescents who have ever handled a firearm without adult knowledge or supervision | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) for ever handling a firearm without adult knowledge or supervision |
|---|---|---|
| *p⩽0.05, **p⩽0.01, ***p⩽0.001. | ||
| Gender | ||
| Male | 7*** | 4.2 (2.5 to 7.1)*** |
| Female | 2 | Reference |
| Age (years) | ||
| 16–17 | 7*** | 1.2 (0.6 to 2.4) |
| 14–15 | 5*** | 1.6 (0.8 to 3.2) |
| 12–13 | 2 | Reference |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 2* | 0.8 (0.4 to 2.0) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 7 | 2.5 (1.0 to 6.2)* |
| Non-Hispanic other | 6 | 1.0 (0.4 to 2.5) |
| Hispanic | 4 | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.9) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 5 | Reference |
| Area | ||
| Rural | 8*** | 2.1 (1.4 to 3.2)*** |
| Urban | 4 | Reference |
| Poverty level | ||
| <3× | 5 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.5) |
| >3× | 4 | Reference |
| Citizenship | ||
| US citizen | 5 | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.9) |
| Not a US citizen | 4 | Reference |
| Number of adults in household | ||
| 1 | 6* | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.9) |
| >1 | 4 | Reference |
| Presence of gun in household | ||
| Yes | 8*** | 2.1 (1.5 to 2.9)*** |
| Refused question | 5 | 2.7 (0.8 to 8.6) |
| No (reference) | 4 | Reference |
| Smoker | ||
| Yes | 25*** | 2.8 (1.7 to 4.7)*** |
| No (reference) | 3 | Reference |
| Drinking habit | ||
| Binge drink | 15*** | 7.9 (4.9 to 12.9)*** |
| Drink, don’t binge | 6*** | 2.9 (1.7 to 4.7)*** |
| Don’t drink (reference) | 1 | Reference |
| Victim of a gun threat | ||
| Yes | 27*** | 3.7 (2.0 to 6.8)*** |
| No (reference) | 4 | Reference |
| Injured seriously in last 12 months | ||
| Yes | 8*** | 1.5 (1.0 to 2.5) |
| No (reference) | 4 | Reference |
| School attendance | ||
| No | 11* | 1.3 (0.4 to 4.5) |
| Yes (reference) | 4 | Reference |
| Parents know whereabouts in afternoon | ||
| No | 9*** | 1.6 (1.2 to 2.2)** |
| Yes (reference) | 3 | Reference |