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. 2025 Apr 3;13:1451268. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1451268

Table 5.

Adjusted odds of lifetime knowledge of inappropriate firearm carrying / possession and someone else’s self-directed violence by participant demographic and structural and social characteristics.

Knowledge of inappropriate firearm carrying / possession Knowledge of self-directed firearm violence
Odds ratio (95% CI) p value Odds ratio (95% CI) p value
Demographic
Gender and sexual identity
Female (ref) 1.0 1.0
Male 1.03 (0.87, 1.21) 0.75 0.95 (0.79, 1.15) 0.59
Gender minority 1.33 (0.79, 2.23) 0.28 0.77 (0.49, 1.21) 0.26
Sexual minority 1.24 (0.99, 1.55) 0.07 1.27 (1.02, 1.58) 0.03
Age
10–17 (ref) 1.0 1.0
18–24 2.44 (1.90, 3.14) <0.001 2.91 (2.15, 3.94) <0.001
25–34 2.07 (1.70, 2.53) <0.001 2.79 (2.15, 3.62) <0.001
Race/Ethnicity
White (ref) 1.0 1.0
Black or African American 1.73 (1.38, 2.18) <0.001 1.01 (0.78, 1.30) 0.95
Asian 0.73 (0.56, 0.96) 0.03 0.52 (0.36, 0.75) <0.001
American Indian or Alaska Native 2.04 (0.95, 4.37) 0.07 0.84 (0.29, 2.43) 0.75
Native Hawaiian 0.28 (0.06, 1.20) 0.09 0.32 (0.06, 1.56) 0.16
Other race 1.24 (0.83, 1.85) 0.29 0.84 (0.50, 1.41) 0.51
Two or more races 1.50 (1.12, 2.00) 0.006 1.04 (0.76, 1.43) 0.79
Hispanic ethnicity 0.96 (0.76, 1.21) 0.73 0.67 (0.51, 0.89) 0.005
Structural and Social
Type of community
Urban (ref) 1.0 1.0
Suburban 0.90 (0.76, 1.08) 0.26 0.92 (0.76, 1.12) 0.43
Rural 1.34 (1.03, 1.74) 0.03 1.86 (1.41, 2.44) <0.001
Household Income
Less than $30,000 (ref) 1.0 1.0
$30,000 to <$60,000 1.31 (1.03, 1.66) 0.03 1.29 (1.01, 1.66) 0.04
$60,000 to under $100,000 1.32 (1.03, 1.70) 0.03 1.63 (1.23, 2.15) 0.001
$100,000 or more 1.47 (1.13, 1.90) 0.004 1.73 (1.30, 2.29) <0.001
High neighborhood disorder 1.21 (0.99, 1.49) 0.07 1.49 (1.20, 1.85) <0.001
Poor home conditions 1.53 (1.24, 1.89) <0.001 1.04 (0.83, 1.30) 0.72
Not having enough money to pay bills 1.04 (0.82, 1.32) 0.77 0.88 (0.67, 1.15) 0.36
Skip meals or eat less because did not have enough money for food 1.11 (0.87, 1.41) 0.39 1.29 (1.00, 1.66) 0.05
Last saw dentist more than 2 years ago (or never) 1.04 (0.84, 1.29) 0.73 0.98 (0.78, 1.23) 0.87
Non-victimization adversity: M (SE) 1.33 (1.27, 1.39) <0.001 1.28 (1.22, 1.33) <0.001

N = 271 participants dropped from the multivariate analysis due to missing data on sex at birth, gender, income and/or race. Ref, reference group.