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 %a | 95% CI | Weighted %a | 95% CI | Weighted %a | 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 |
| Raceb | |||||||||
| 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 |
N = 2,939. CI: Confidence Interval. aSurvey data includes weighting variables for generation of national estimates. bMultiple responses allowed per participant; ∗ p ≤ 0.05; ∗∗ p ≤ 0.001 under Pearson chi-square tests; numbers may not add to 100% due to rounding.