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Table 1 Characteristics of parents reporting firearms in the home vs no firearms in the home

From: Adverse childhood experiences, child behavioral health needs, and family characteristics associated with the presence of a firearm in the home: a survey of parents in Chicago

 

Total

Weighted %

(95% CI)

Firearms in the Home

Weighted %

(95% CI)

No firearms in the home

Weighted %

(95% CI)

All

100

22.0 (19.1–24.9)

78.0 (75.1–80.9)

Child ACEs

   

 2+ ACEs

12.1 (9.8–14.3)

53.8 (44.1–63.5)

46.2 (36.5–55.9)

 1 ACE

25.9 (22.7–29.2)

23.2 (17.2–29.2)

76.8 (70.8–82.8)

 No ACEs

62.0 (58.4–65.6)

15.3 (12.2–18.4)

84.7 (81.6–87.8)

Has your family been personally affected by firearm violence?

   

 Yes

21.5 (18.4–24.6)

34.2 (26.9–41.5)

65.8 (58.5–73.1)

 No

78.5 (75.5–81.6)

18.7 (15.5–21.8)

81.3 (78.2–84.5)

Parent health

   

 Better health

65.9 (62.2–69.6)

27.0 (23.1–30.8)

73.0 (69.2–76.9)

 Worse health

34.1 (30.4–37.8)

12.4 (8.2–16.6)

87.6 (83.4–91.8)

Has your child ever used specialty behavioral health services?

   

 Yes

36.7 (33.1–40.4)

35.6 (30.1–41.2)

64.4 (58.8–69.9)

 No

63.3 (59.6–66.9)

14.1 (10.9–17.2)

85.9 (82.3–89.1)

Parent gender

   

 Male

43.6 (39.6–47.5)

35.3 (29.3–41.3)

64.7 (58.7–70.7)

 Female

56.4 (52.5–60.4)

11.7 (9.3–14.1)

88.3 (85.9–90.7)

Parent current age

   

 Over 35 years

67.0 (63.5–70.4)

19.7 (16.3–23.1)

80.3 (76.9–83.7)

 35 years and under

33.0 (29.6–36.4)

26.7 (21.3–32.1)

73.3 (67.9–78.7)

Parent race & ethnicity

   

 Asian/other race, non-Hispanic

9.4 (7.3–11.5)

15.9 (7.3–24.5)

84.1 (75.5–92.7)

 Black, non-Hispanic

19.9 (16.9–22.9)

19.8 (12.8–26.7)

80.2 (73.3–87.2)

 Hispanic

39.3 (35.4–43.1)

16.3 (11.8–20.9)

83.7 (79.1–88.2)

 White, non-Hispanic

31.4 (28.3–34.6)

32.3 (27.2––37.4)

67.7 (62.6–72.8)

Parent education

   

 College graduate or above

39.2 (35.8–42.7)

28.7 (24.7–32.7)

71.3 (67.4–75.3)

 Some college or technical school

23.3 (20.3–26.3)

18.7 (12.9–24.4)

81.3 (75.6–87.1)

 High school or below

37.4 (33.4–41.5)

17.1 (11.6–22.6)

82.9 (77.4–88.4)

Household Income as % of FPL

   

 400% or greater FPL

35.7 (32.3–39.1)

33.4 (28.3–38.6)

66.6 (61.4–71.7)

 100–399% FPL

41.7 (37.9–45.5)

19.1 (14.8–23.4)

80.9 (76.6–85.2)

 Less than 100% FPL

22.6 (19.3–25.9)

9.2 (3.8–14.7)

90.8 (85.3–96.2)

  1. ACEs Adverse Childhood Experiences, FPL Federal Poverty Level