Gun Access and Safety Practices among Older Adults
Table 1
Characteristics of older adults by presence of ≥1 gun stored in or around the home.
Gun in the home
No gun in the home
Total
Weighted %
95% CI
Weighted %
95% CI
Weighted %
95% CI
Age group
55–64
47
43
51
39
36
42
42
40
45
65–74
36
33
40
36
33
39
36
34
38
75–84
15
13
18
21
19
23
19
17
21
85+
1.7
0.7
2.6
4.1
3.0
5.2
3.1
2.4
3.9
Female
44
40
48
63
61
66
56
54
58
Race
White
89
86
92
79
77
82
83
81
85
Black
6.0
4.1
7.9
12
10
14
9.6
8.2
11
Other
2.7
1.5
3.9
4.5
3.1
5.9
3.8
2.8
4.8
Live alone
16
14
18
30
28
32
25
23
26
Income below poverty level
43
39
47
48
45
52
46
44
49
Education
College or higher
34
30
37
36
33
39
35
33
37
High school
26
23
30
24
21
27
25
23
27
Below high school
40
36
44
40
37
43
40
38
42
Census division (with included states)
New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
4.7
2.9
6.4
6.7
5.1
8.3
5.9
4.7
7.1
Mid-Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)
8.9
6.8
11
20
18
22
15
14
17
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
15
12
17
16
13
18
15
14
17
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD)
7.2
5.2
9.3
6.9
5.5
8.4
7.1
5.9
8.3
South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, WV, SC, VA)
20
17
23
18
16
21
19
17
21
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
8.6
6.5
11
4.6
3.4
5.8
6.2
5.1
7.3
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
13
10
15
8.1
6.4
9.7
9.8
8.5
11
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT)
9.6
7.1
12
5.0
3.8
6.3
6.8
5.6
8.1
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
14
11
16
15
13
17
14
12.6
16.1
. CI: Confidence Interval. Survey data includes weighting variables for generation of national estimates. Multiple responses allowed per participant; ; under Pearson chi-square tests; numbers may not add to 100% due to rounding.
