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Table 4 Poisson regression analysis of likelihood of being a gun-carrier using total violence count YRBS weighted data for freshman and sophomores from 2007 to 2013

From: Gun carrying among freshmen and sophomores in Chicago, New York City and Los Angeles public schools: the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2007-2013

 

Incidence Rate Ratio

(95% Confidence Interval)

N = 1,137,449

Male

1.94 (1.73-2.18)

Female

Reference

Freshman

Reference

Sophomore

0.97 (0.85-1.09)

Chicago

1.60 (1.44-1.78)

Los Angeles

1.47 (1.26-1.72)

New York City

Reference

African American

1.43 (1.14-1.78)

Hispanic

1.30 (1.08-1.57)

Other Race/Unknown

1.30 (1.07-1.58)

Non-Hispanic White

Reference

Total Violence Count

1.74 (1.70-1.78)

Ever feel sad or hopeless in last 12 months

0.83 (0.75-0.92)

Ever considered suicide in last 12 months

0.80 (0.70-0.90)

Ever attempted suicide in last 12 months

1.10 (0.97-1.25)

Smoked cigarettes in the last 30 days

1.30 (1.15-1.47)

Drank alcohol in the last 30 days

1.74 (1.45-2.09)

Smoked marijuana in the last 30 days

1.19 (1.01-1.40)

Injected drugs ever

1.07 (0.94-1.20)

Greater than 2 sex partners in last 3 months

1.65 (1.44-1.90)