Persons with COVID-19-related firearm purchase | Persons without COVID-19-related firearm purchase | Total n=1105 | |||||
Prior owners n=158 | New owners | Prior owners n=192 | Non-owners | ||||
Household firearm ownership n=178 | No household firearm ownership n=179 | Household firearm ownership n=176 | No household firearm ownership n=222 | ||||
When thinking about the COVID-19 pandemic, are you concerned about any of the following | |||||||
Economy | 85 (53.8) | 131 (73.6) | 126 (70.4) | 151 (78.6) | 144 (81.8) | 173 (77.9) | 810 (73.3) |
Supply chain disruptions | 80 (50.6) | 110 (61.8) | 113 (63.1) | 137 (71.4) | 120 (68.2) | 142 (64.0) | 702 (63.5) |
Health | 103 (65.2) | 137 (77.0) | 136 (76.0) | 137 (71.4) | 136 (77.3) | 174 (78.4) | 823 (74.5) |
Crime | 42 (26.6) | 92 (51.7) | 92 (51.4) | 60 (31.2) | 51 (29.0) | 53 (23.9) | 390 (35.3) |
Social activities | 64 (40.5) | 87 (48.9) | 88 (49.2) | 95 (49.5) | 99 (56.2) | 117 (52.7) | 550 (49.8) |
Other | 1 (0.6) | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.6) | 5 (2.8) | 7 (3.2) | 18 (1.6) |
None of the above | 9 (5.7) | 3 (1.7) | 3 (1.7) | 10 (5.2) | 2 (1.1) | 13 (5.9) | 40 (3.6) |
When thinking about the coronavirus and its spread since January 2020, do you think…?* | |||||||
It is not a big deal | 22 (13.9) | 6 (3.4) | 13 (7.3) | 11 (5.7) | 8 (4.5) | 6 (2.7) | 66 (6.0) |
It is a big deal to some people. It is not a big deal to me | 64 (40.5) | 36 (20.2) | 48 (26.8) | 55 (28.6) | 32 (18.2) | 48 (21.6) | 283 (25.6) |
It is a big deal | 71 (44.9) | 136 (76.4) | 118 (65.9) | 126 (65.6) | 136 (77.3) | 167 (75.2) | 754 (68.2) |
When thinking about the risk of coronavirus to you and your family/friends please select the following | |||||||
I am worried for myself | 86 (54.4) | 118 (66.3) | 105 (58.7) | 96 (50.0) | 94 (53.4) | 124 (55.9) | 623 (56.4) |
I am worried for my family | 121 (76.6) | 147 (82.6) | 151 (84.4) | 152 (79.2) | 149 (84.7) | 194 (87.4) | 914 (82.7) |
I am worried for my friends | 61 (38.6) | 108 (60.7) | 93 (52.0) | 103 (53.6) | 93 (52.8) | 127 (57.2) | 585 (52.9) |
I am not worried | 13 (8.2) | 6 (3.4) | 13 (7.3) | 34 (17.7) | 21 (11.9) | 22 (9.9) | 109 (9.9) |
Perceived stress score, mean (SD) | 22.4 (5.8) | 20.9 (4.5) | 20.6 (4.3) | 18.8 (4.3) | 19.7 (4.0) | 18.3 (4.4) | 20.0 (4.7) |
In the last month, has your mental health generally* | |||||||
Improved a lot | 23 (14.6) | 17 (9.6) | 12 (6.7) | 4 (2.1) | 4 (2.3) | 10 (4.5) | 70 (6.3) |
Improved a little | 60 (38.0) | 36 (20.2) | 40 (22.3) | 22 (11.5) | 37 (21.0) | 23 (10.4) | 218 (19.7) |
No different | 51 (32.3) | 58 (32.6) | 68 (38.0) | 114 (59.4) | 69 (39.2) | 120 (54.1) | 480 (43.4) |
Gotten a little worse | 17 (10.8) | 57 (32.0) | 51 (28.5) | 45 (23.4) | 56 (31.8) | 56 (25.2) | 282 (25.5) |
Gotten a lot worse | 6 (3.8) | 10 (5.6) | 8 (4.5) | 7 (3.6) | 10 (5.7) | 13 (5.9) | 54 (4.9) |
Over the last month, have your concerns about COVID-19 generally:† | |||||||
Increased | 83 (53.9) | 107 (60.8) | 92 (51.4) | 54 (28.3) | 66 (37.5) | 78 (35.1) | 480 (43.7) |
Remained the same | 61 (39.6) | 58 (33.0) | 70 (39.1) | 101 (52.9) | 87 (49.4) | 121 (54.5) | 498 (45.4) |
Decreased | 10 (6.5) | 11 (6.3) | 17 (9.5) | 36 (18.9) | 23 (13.1) | 23 (10.4) | 120 (10.9) |
*Data missing for two respondents
†Data missing for seven respondents