Table 2

Relative risk ratios of firearm storage practices

UnadjustedAdjusted
Outcome I:
Loaded but locked
Outcome II:
Loaded and unlocked
Outcome I:
Loaded but locked
Outcome II:
Loaded and unlocked
Emotional support
AlwaysRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Usually0.8870.8350.8690.901
(0.697 to 1.129)(0.625 to 1.116)(0.678 to 1.113)(0.681 to 1.192)
Sometimes0.8540.9900.7160.915
(0.534 to 1.364)(0.655 to 1.495)(0.468 to 1.097)(0.572 to 1.462)
Rarely/never1.3961.691*1.2631.458
(0.914 to 2.132)(1.089 to 2.625)(0.821 to 1.945)(0.893 to 2.383)
Socially isolated
NeverRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Rarely0.7951.0490.7991.129
(0.619 to 1.021)(0.783 to 1.407)(0.616 to 1.037)(0.844 to 1.510)
Sometimes0.8681.2660.8701.270
(0.634 to 1.188)(0.888 to 1.807)(0.624 to 1.213)(0.881 to 1.831)
Usually/always1.3601.697*1.3241.716*
(0.796 to 2.324)(1.019 to 2.828)(0.809 to 2.165)(1.024 to 2.875)
Life satisfaction
Very satisfiedRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Satisfied1.0331.0320.9520.904
(0.821 to 1.301)(0.795 to 1.339)(0.757 to 1.197)(0.684 to 1.194)
Dissatisfied0.9122.023*0.9071.816*
(0.552 to 1.508)(1.124 to 3.644)(0.517 to 1.594)(1.018 to 3.238)
  • Estimates were obtained using complex survey weights. 95% confidence intervals are in parenthesis. Not loaded is the base outcome. Adjustments were made for age, sex, race and ethnicity, marital status, urban/rural residence, educational attainment, employment status, presence of children in the household, veteran status, state of residence fixed effects and interview month fixed effects.

  • ***p<0.001, **p<0.01, *p<0.05.