Table 1. Demographic comparisons of gun ownership groups.
| Gun Ownership Groups | Group Comparisons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | COVID-19 Gun buyer (n = 103) | Pre-COVID-19 Gun owner (n = 170) | Non-gun owner (n = 763) | COVID-19 Gun buyer vs Pre-COVID-19 Gun owner | COVID-19 Gun buyer vs Non-gun owner | Pre-COVID-19 Gun owner vs Non-gun owner |
| Sex [% (n)] | χ2 (df) | |||||
| Female | 30.1 (31) | 35.9 (61) | 54.8 (418) | |||
| Male | 69.9 (72) | 64.1 (109) | 45.2 (345) | 1.0 (1) | 22.2 (1) | 19.9 (1) |
| Race [% (n)] | ||||||
| White | 91.3 (94) | 81.2 (138) | 72.0 (549) | |||
| Black | 6.8 (7) | 13.3 (21) | 15.1 (115) | |||
| Asian | 1.0 (1) | 4.1 (7) | 7.5 (57) | |||
| Other | 1.0 (1) | 2.4 (4) | 5.5 (42) | 5.5 (3) | 18.5 (3) | 7.4 (3) |
| Hispanic [% (n)] | ||||||
| Yes | 21.4 (22) | 11.2 (19) | 18.1 (138) | |||
| No | 78.6 (81) | 88.8 (151) | 81.9 (625) | 5.2 (1) | 0.6 (1) | 4.7 (1) |
| Political Affiliation [% (n)] | ||||||
| Democratic | 48.9 (44) | 33.1 (53) | 48.1 (351) | |||
| Republican | 40.0 (36) | 38.8 (62) | 19.9 (145) | |||
| Independent or Unaffiliated | 11.1 (10) | 28.1 (45) | 32.1 (234) | 11.3 (2) | 26.5 (2) | 27.2 (2) |
| Age (years) [% (n)] | Cohen’s d | |||||
| 18–29 | 19.4 (20) | 9.3 (16) | 12.7 (97) | |||
| 30–39 | 51.5 (53) | 26.7 (46) | 22.7 (173) | |||
| 40–49 | 18.4 (19) | 12.2 (21) | 17.6 (134) | |||
| 50–59 | 3.9 (4) | 14.0 (24) | 16.8 (128) | |||
| 60–69 | 3.9 (4) | 25.6 (44) | 21.5 (164) | |||
| 70+ | 2.9 (3) | 12.2 (21) | 8.8 (67) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 36.6 (11.1) | 50.3 (16.5) | 48.3 (15.9) | -0.97 | -0.85 | 0.12 |
| Education [% (n)] | ||||||
| Less than high school | 3.9 (4) | 1.2 (2) | 2.8 (21) | |||
| High School Diploma | 13.6 (14) | 14.1 (24) | 15.5 (118) | |||
| Some college | 19.4 (20) | 31.2 (53) | 26.5 (202) | |||
| Bachelor’s degree | 25.2 (26) | 31.8 (54) | 32.1 (245) | |||
| Master’s degree | 32.0 (33) | 17.1 (29) | 19.0 (145) | |||
| Doctorate | 5.8 (6) | 4.7 (8) | 4.2 (32) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 7.3 (2.0) | 7.0 (1.8) | 7.0 (1.9) | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.00 |
| Household Income [% (n)] | ||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 22.3 (23) | 29.4 (50) | 42.3 (323) | |||
| $50,000-$99,999 | 33.0 (34) | 44.7 (76) | 31.1 (237) | |||
| $100,000+ | 44.7 (46) | 25.9 (44) | 26.6 (203) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 5.0 (1.7) | 4.5 (1.7) | 4.1 (1.9) | 0.22 | 0.47 | 0.21 |
Bold = p < .005. Statistical tests are χ2(df) for categorical variables, and Cohen’s d for quantitative variables with p-values Bonferroni adjusted for multiple pairwise comparisons in univariate ANOVAs.