From: Interactions at the point of firearm purchase and subsequent use of locking devices
Ā | National representative sample (Nā=ā1,203) N (%) | Three state sample (Nā=ā1,556) N (%) | Minnesota (nā=ā515) N (%) | Mississippi (nā=ā535) N (%) | New jersey (nā=ā506) N (%) |
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Age | |||||
Ā M (SD) | 45.04 (16.43) | 45.53 (17.3) | 48.07 (17.41) | 41.75 (16.54) | 46.33 (16.94) |
Ā Range | 18ā91 | 18ā85 | 18ā83 | 18ā84 | 18ā85 |
Sex | |||||
Ā Male | 767 (63.8%) | 905 (58.2%) | 323 (62.7%) | 218 (40.7%) | 364 (71.9%) |
Ā Female | 436 (36.2%) | 651 (41.8%) | 192 (37.3%) | 317 (59.3%) | 142 (28.1%) |
Race | |||||
Ā White | 890 (73.9%) | 1223 (78.6%) | 462 (89.7%) | 348 (65%) | 413 (81.6%) |
Ā Black | 162 (13.5%) | 256 (16.5%) | 27 (5.2%) | 168 (31.4%) | 61 (12.1%) |
Ā Asian | 70 (5.8%) | 49 (3.1%) | 17 (3.3%) | 9 (1.7%) | 23 (4.5%) |
Ā American Indian/ Alaska Native | 56 (4.7%) | 38 (2.4%) | 10 (1.9%) | 21 (3.9%) | 7 (1.4%) |
Ā Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander | 14 (1.2%) | 13 (0.8%) | 7 (1.4%) | 4 (0.7%) | 2 (0.4%) |
Ā Other | 38 (3.2%) | 18 (1.2%) | 5 (1%) | 5 (0.9%) | 8 (1.6%) |
Ethnicity | |||||
Ā Hispanic/Latino | 147 (12.2%) | 97 (6.3%) | 15 (2.9%) | 26 (4.9%) | 56 (11.1%) |
Ā Non-Hispanic/Latino | 1057 (87.8%) | 1453 (93.7%) | 498 (97.1%) | 507 (95.1%) | 448 (88.9%) |
Firearms Owned | |||||
Ā M (SD) | 3.9 (16.4) | 4.8 (5.0) | 5.3 (5.2) | 4.9 (5.0) | 4.3 (4.9) |
Ā % using locking devices on 1ā+āfirearm | 30.3% | 32% | 31.1% | 29.7% | 35.4% |