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Table 1 Correlates of having had one or more guns stolen (weighted)

From: Whose guns are stolen? The epidemiology of Gun theft victims

 

Number of Gun Owners (weighted)

% had guns stolen (95% CI)

Unadjusted Odds Ratios (95% CI)

Total

1604

2.4% [1.6,3.6]

 

Demographic Characteristics

 Age

   < 30

184

2.1% [0.5,7.9]

Ref

  30–44

366

4.3% [2.0,8.9]

2.1 [0.4,10.6]

  45–59

507

2.1% [1.0,4.4]

1.0 [0.2,5.1]

  60+

547

1.6% [0.9,2.9]

0.8 [0.2,3.6]

 Gender

  Male

1159

2.2% [1.4,3.5]

Ref

  Female

445

3.1% [1.3,6.8]

1.4 [0.5,3.7]

 Ethnicity

  White (non- Hispanic)

1295

1.8% [1.1,2.8]

Ref

  Non-White

309

5.2% [2.5,10.6}]

3.0 [1.2, 7.5]*

 Income

   < $75,000

816

2.6% [1.5,4.7]

Ref

  $75,000+

788

2.2% [1.3,3.9]

0.9 [0.4,2.0]

 Urbanicity

  Rural

616

3.1% [1.6,5.8]

Ref

  Suburban

732

1.6% [0.8,3.1]

0.5 [0.1,1.3]

  Urban

248

3.4% [1.6,7.3]

0.9 [0.3,2.6]

 Region

  Northeast

200

0.8% [0.2,3.2]

Ref

  Midwest

383

1.2% [0.5,3.1]

1.5 [0.3,8.2]

  South

692

3.7% [2.1,6.3]*

4.8 [1.1,21.6]*

  West

329

2.1% [0.9,5.1]

2.7 [0.5,14.3]

Gun-Related Characteristics

 # Guns Owned

   < 6

1155

1.7% [1.0,2.9]

Ref

  6+

410

4.5% [2.4,8.5]*

2.7 [1.1,6.4]*

 Own Guns for Protection

  No

492

1.0 [0.3,2.2]

Ref

  Yes

1121

3.1 [2.0,4.8]*

3.6 [1.3,10.0]**

 Carry Guns

  No

1255

1.7% [1.0,2.8]

Ref

  Yes

346

5.3% [2.8,9.7]**

3.3 [1.4,7.8]**

 Store Gun in Car

  No

1519

2.2 [1.4,3.5]

Ref

  Yes

94

5.7 [2.1,4.8]

2.6 [0.8,8.4]

 Safe Gun Storage

  Worst

487

4.1 [2.4,7.0]

Ref

  Intermediate

711

2.1 [1.0,4.4]

0.5 [0.2,1.3]

  Best

374

1.0 [0.3,3.0]

0.2 [0.1,0.8]*

  1. **significant at .01, * at .05