Table 3 Multivariable results for reported gun carrying (“ever carried a gun”) and perceived gun availability (“easy to get a gun”).
| Ever carried a gun? | Easy to get a gun? | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | OR | (95% CI) | % | OR | (95% CI) | |
| Age | ||||||
| 15–18 | 7.2 | 1.00 | Ref | 73.7 | 1.00 | Ref |
| 19–22 | 13.6 | 2.06 | (1.28, 3.31) | 68.7 | 0.81 | (0.50, 1.12) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 2.6 | 1.00 | Ref | 75.7 | 1.00 | Ref |
| Male | 17.2 | 8.10 | (4.21, 15.58) | 67.7 | 0.68 | (0.50, 0.93) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| white (non‐Hispanic) | 4.5 | 1.00 | Ref | 53.0 | 1.00 | Ref |
| African American | 13.3 | 2.80 | (1.12, 7.03) | 81.3 | 2.93 | (1.76, 4.88) |
| Hispanic | 8.0 | 1.78 | (0.73, 4.34) | 72.7 | 1.80 | (1.12, 2.92) |
| Other | 12.3 | 2.00 | (0.64, 6.21) | 66.3 | 1.51 | (0.84, 2.69) |
| % Homicides committed w/gun (10% increase) | 1.21 | (1.00, 1.46) | 1.21 | (1.07, 1.37) | ||
| Within neighbourhood correlation of reports (clustering effect) | 0.91 | (0.61, 1.35) | 1.21 | (0.99, 1.47) | ||