Firearm exposure and firearm-related behaviours by state of residence and demographic characteristics
| Characteristic | Any firearms at home | Loaded, unlocked firearm at home | Drive/ride in vehicle with loaded firearm | |||
| N (%) | OR (95% CI) | N (%) | OR (95% CI) | N (%) | OR (95% CI) | |
| State | ||||||
| Alaska | 984 (67.2) | 5.95 (5.23 to 6.80) | 180 (18.4) | 1.57 (1.20 to 2.07) | 144 (14.7) | 3.13 (2.20 to 4.47) |
| Colorado | 632 (37.0) | 1.70 (1.50 to 1.92) | 90 (14.5) | 1.11 (0.81 to 1.52) | 73 (11.7) | 2.30 (1.56 to 3.39) |
| Hawaii | 291 (13.5) | 0.81 (0.72 to 0.92) | 29 (10.2) | 0.76 (0.50 to 1.16) | 9 (3.1) | 0.86 (0.49 to 1.49) |
| Mississippi | 913 (59.3) | 4.51 (3.98 to 5.11) | 212 (23.6) | 2.05 (1.56 to 2.68) | 220 (24.4) | 5.61 (3.97 to 7.93) |
| New Hampshire | 440 (30.7) | 1.38 (1.21 to 1.58) | 47 (10.8) | 0.88 (0.61 to 1.25) | 41 (9.4) | 1.94 (1.26 to 2.98) |
| New Jersey | 370 (15.6) | 0.52 (0.46 to 0.59) | 37 (10.3) | 0.74 (0.50 to 1.09) | 34 (9.3) | 1.89 (1.20 to 2.97) |
| North Dakota | 892 (50.1) | 3.51 (3.11 to 3.96) | 57 (6.5) | 0.57 (0.42 to 0.78) | 53 (6.0) | 1.27 (0.86 to 1.87) |
| Ohio | 651 (21.4) | Referent | 83 (13.0) | Referent | 33 (5.2) | Referent |
| Age | ||||||
| 18–24 | 345 (27.0) | 1.46 (1.24 to 1.71) | 34 (9.9) | 0.80 (0.50 to 1.27) | 57 (16.7) | 5.00 (2.80 to 8.90) |
| 25–34 | 933 (31.6) | 1.78 (1.55 to 2.04) | 116 (12.6) | 0.98 (0.66 to 1.46) | 145 (15.6) | 4.80 (2.82 to 8.18) |
| 35–44 | 1310 (35.7) | 1.99 (1.74 to 2.27) | 152 (11.7) | 0.92 (0.63 to 1.35) | 168 (12.9) | 3.89 (2.30 to 6.59) |
| 45–54 | 1091 (40.0) | 2.41 (2.10 to 2.77) | 198 (18.4) | 1.42 (0.98 to 2.06) | 124 (11.5) | 3.37 (1.98 to 5.74) |
| 55–64 | 705 (40.5) | 2.28 (1.96 to 2.64) | 116 (16.7) | 1.26 (0.85 to 1.86) | 69 (9.9) | 2.85 (1.64 to 4.95) |
| 65–74 | 513 (28.3) | 1.45 (1.25 to 1.69) | 78 (15.7) | 1.05 (0.69 to 1.59) | 33 (6.6) | 1.60 (0.89 to 2.89) |
| 75+ | 260 (20.7) | Referent | 37 (14.6) | Referent | 7 (2.8) | Referent |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 2768 (42.9) | 1.89 (1.77 to 2.02) | 507 (18.5) | 2.14 (1.83 to 2.52) | 419 (15.3) | 1.84 (1.56 to 2.19) |
| Female | 2405 (26.6) | Referent | 228 (9.7) | Referent | 188 (7.9) | Referent |
| Race | ||||||
| Black | 250 (21.0) | 0.51 (0.45 to 0.58) | 50 (20.1) | 1.56 (1.14 to 2.13) | 34 (13.8) | 1.10 (0.76 to 1.60) |
| Hispanic | 169 (20.6) | 0.51 (0.44 to 0.60) | 26 (15.6) | 1.11 (0.74 to 1.68) | 18 (10.8) | 0.83 (0.51 to 1.35) |
| Other | 408 (23.4) | 0.63 (0.57 to 0.70) | 43 (10.7) | 0.75 (0.55 to 1.01) | 36 (8.8) | 0.81 (0.59 to 1.12) |
| White | 4340 (37.1) | Referent | 616 (14.4) | Referent | 518 (12.1) | Referent |
| Characteristic | Carry firearm for protection against people | Confront another person with firearm | Attend firearm safety workshop | |||
| N (%) | OR (95% CI) | N (%) | OR (95% CI) | N (%) | OR (95% CI) | |
| State | ||||||
| Alaska | 25 (2.6) | 0.96 (0.55 to 1.66) | 9 (0.9) | 2.93 (1.18 to 7.24) | 101 (10.3) | 1.00 (0.73 to 1.38) |
| Colorado | 14 (2.2) | 0.83 (0.44 to 1.54) | 3 (0.5) | 1.89 (0.70 to 5.14) | 71 (11.3) | 1.11 (0.78 to 1.57) |
| Hawaii | 5 (1.7) | 0.68 (0.30 to 1.55) | 4 (1.4) | 3.37 (0.98 to 11.60) | 65 (22.5) | 2.48 (1.71 to 3.60) |
| Mississippi | 81 (8.9) | 3.44 (2.12 to 5.59) | 9 (1.0) | 3.86 (1.55 to 9.61) | 54 (5.9) | 0.62 (0.44 to 0.89) |
| New Hampshire | 27 (6.2) | 2.14 (1.20 to 3.83) | 2 (0.5) | 1.55 (0.52 to 4.65) | 51 (11.7) | 1.13 (0.77 to 1.66) |
| New Jersey | 16 (4.3) | 1.62 (0.85 to 3.08) | 6 (1.6) | 3.70 (1.19 to 11.48) | 70 (19.1) | 2.00 (1.39 to 2.86) |
| North Dakota | 10 (1.1) | 0.62 (0.34 to 1.12) | 2 (0.2) | 1.56 (0.63 to 3.85) | 62 (7.0) | 0.68 (0.48 to 0.97) |
| Ohio | 25 (3.9) | Referent | 3 (0.5) | Referent | 69 (10.7) | Referent |
| Age | ||||||
| 18–24 | 20 (5.8) | 3.66 (1.52 to 8.80) | 7 (2.0) | 8.09 (1.83 to 35.84) | 79 (23.0) | 6.39 (3.50 to 11.67) |
| 25–34 | 56 (6.0) | 3.89 (1.75 to 8.65) | 14 (1.5) | 8.29 (2.17 to 31.64) | 153 (16.4) | 4.32 (2.44 to 7.68) |
| 35–44 | 52 (4.0) | 2.66 (1.20 to 5.90) | 10 (0.8) | 3.97 (1.06 to 14.80) | 144 (11.0) | 2.70 (1.52 to 4.78) |
| 45–54 | 41 (3.8) | 2.45 (1.10 to 5.48) | 3 (0.3) | 1.63 (0.44 to 5.96) | 98 (9.0) | 2.16 (1.20 to 3.86) |
| 55–64 | 22 (3.1) | 1.94 (0.84 to 4.52) | 1 (0.1) | 1.20 (0.31 to 4.62) | 43 (6.1) | 1.44 (0.78 to 2.67) |
| 65–74 | 8 (1.6) | 0.87 (0.35 to 2.16) | 2 (0.4) | 0.57 (0.15 to 2.12) | 15 (3.0) | 0.63 (0.32 to 1.27) |
| 75+ | 3 (1.2) | Referent | 0 (0.0) | Referent | 10 (3.9) | Referent |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 157 (5.7) | 2.26 (1.70 to 3.02) | 30 (1.1) | 1.25 (0.77 to 2.05) | 398 (14.5) | 2.38 (1.96 to 2.87) |
| Female | 46 (1.9) | Referent | 8 (0.3) | Referent | 145 (6.1) | Referent |
| Race | ||||||
| Black | 27 (10.8) | 3.21 (2.10 to 4.90) | 4 (1.6) | 3.21 (1.23 to 8.40) | 17 (6.8) | 0.70 (0.44 to 1.11) |
| Hispanic | 4 (2.4) | 0.69 (0.30 to 1.61) | 4 (2.4) | 3.53 (1.17 to 10.67) | 32 (18.9) | 2.05 (1.39 to 3.04) |
| Other | 8 (2.0) | 0.73 (0.42 to 1.26) | 5 (1.2) | 2.60 (1.14 to 5.97) | 42 (10.3) | 1.04 (0.76 to 1.44) |
| White | 164 (3.8) | Referent | 25 (0.6) | Referent | 452 (10.5) | Referent |