Demographic characteristics of adolescents reporting easy availability of alcohol or a gun in the home
| Reporting availability of alcohol | Reporting availability of a gun | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measures | No | Weighted population (%) | % | OR (95% CI) | % | OR (95% CI) |
| CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio. *GED (General Educational Development), High School Equivalency Diploma. | ||||||
| Total | 18454 | 100.00 | 28.7 | 24.3 | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 9448 | 49.5 | 28.7 | 1.00 | 18.0 | 1.00 |
| Male | 9006 | 50.5 | 28.7 | 1.00 (0.91 to 1.11) | 30.6 | 2.01 (1.79 to 2.25) |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 12–14 | 5023 | 34.6 | 26.4 | 1.00 | 22.0 | 1.00 |
| 15–16 | 7022 | 34.4 | 30.1 | 1.20 (1.03 to 1.40) | 24.2 | 1.13 (0.93 to 1.32) |
| 17–18 | 6409 | 31.1 | 29.7 | 1.17 (1.00 to 1.38) | 27.1 | 1.32 (1.04 to 1.69) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic African American | 3907 | 15.6 | 20.6 | 1.00 | 14.0 | 1.00 |
| Non-Hispanic white | 9757 | 67.3 | 31.0 | 1.73 (1.46 to 2.05) | 29.9 | 2.62 (2.03 to 3.38) |
| Non-Hispanic other | 1606 | 5.3 | 33.3 | 1.92 (1.45 to 2.56) | 13.1 | 0.92 (0.65 to 1.31) |
| Hispanic | 3084 | 11.8 | 24.6 | 1.25 (1.03 to 1.53) | 10.8 | 0.75 (0.56 to 0.99) |
| Missing | 100 | |||||
| Mother’s education | ||||||
| < High school | 3222 | 17.2 | 21.3 | 1.00 | 17.5 | 1.00 |
| High school/GED Diploma* | 5352 | 32.8 | 26.3 | 1.32 (1.15 to 1.51) | 26.6 | 1.71 (1.40 to 2.08) |
| Post high school | 5030 | 28.3 | 29.3 | 1.53 (1.31 to 1.79) | 26.9 | 1.73 (1.42 to 2.11) |
| College degree | 4337 | 21.7 | 36.9 | 2.17 (1.81 to 2.58) | 22.6 | 1.37 (1.09 to 1.73) |
| Missing | 513 | |||||
| Family structure | ||||||
| Single parent | 5484 | 28.8 | 24.2 | 1.00 | 17.0 | 1.00 |
| Two biological parents | 9523 | 53.8 | 30.8 | 1.40 (1.26 to 1.56) | 28.6 | 1.95 (1.70 to 2.24) |
| Two parents | 2380 | 11.7 | 30.9 | 1.41 (1.19 to 1.67) | 24.0 | 1.54 (1.31 to 1.82) |
| Other | 1067 | 5.7 | 26.7 | 1.14 (0.95 to 1.38) | 21.8 | 1.36 (1.08 to 1.71) |
| Receive welfare | ||||||
| Yes | 1964 | 11.0 | 21.7 | 1.00 | 14.1 | 1.00 |
| No | 15942 | 89.0 | 29.5 | 1.51 (1.28 to 1.78) | 25.6 | 2.10 (1.70 to 2.59) |
| Missing | 548 | |||||