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Table 3 Regression analysis of family characteristics associated with 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

 

Firearm in the Home

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Firearm in the Home

Adjusted ODDS ratio (95% CI)

Child ACEs

  

 2+ ACEs

*6.44 (4.07–10.19)

*5.16 (2.92–9.10)

 1 ACE

*1.67 (1.10–2.53)

*1.87 (1.14–3.05)

 No ACEs

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Child age

 

0.98 (0.93–1.02)

Has your family been personally affected by firearm violence?

  

 Yes

*2.27 (1.55–3.33)

1.55 (0.98–2.45)

 No

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Parent health

  

 Better health

*2.61 (1.70–4.01)

1.64 (0.98–2.73)

 Worse health

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Has your child ever used specialty behavioral health services

  

 Yes

*3.39 (2.37–4.84)

*2.10 (1.35–3.26)

 No

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Parent gender

  

 Male

*4.11 (2.89–5.87)

*3.04 (2.02–4.57)

 Female

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Parent current age

  

 Over 35 years

*0.67 (0.47–0.96)

*0.59 (0.38–0.91)

 35 years and under

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Parent race & ethnicity

  

 Asian/other race, non-Hispanic

*0.40 (0.20–0.79)

0.68 (0.31–1.52)

 Black, non-hispanic

*0.52 (0.31–0.85)

1.08 (0.55–2.13)

 Hispanic

*0.41 (0.27–0.61)

0.71 (0.40–1.28)

 White, non-Hispanic

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Parent education

  

 College graduate or above

*1.95 (1.26–3.01)

0.79 (0.41–1.55)

 Some college or technical school

*1.11 (0.65–1.91)

0.87 (0.45–1.70)

 High school or below

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Household income as % of FPL

  

 400% or greater FPL

*4.93 (2.48–9.82)

*4.26 (1.87–9.67)

 100–399% FPL

*2.32 (1.14–4.70)

*2.46 (1.20–5.04)

 Less than 100% FPL

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  1. Multivariable analysis exploring the association of family characteristics with the presence of a firearm in the home. This regression adjusts for child ACEs for a randomly selected child in the household, the age of the randomly selected child, family affected by firearm violence, parent health, child behavioral health needs, parent gender, parent current age, parent race & ethnicity, parent education, household income
  2. CI: Confidence Interval
  3. ACEs: Adverse Childhood Experiences
  4. FPL: Federal Poverty Level
  5. *Indicates significance (95% confidence interval does not cross 1)