Table 1.

Self-Reported Participant Characteristics, by Patient-Reported Presence of ≥1 Firearm at Home (n=1,358)

	Total		No firearm at home (n=1,205)		≥ 1 firearm at home (n=153)		p
	%	n	%	n	%	n
Demographics
Age in years	Median: 36	IQR: 25-47	Median: 36	IQR: 25-46	Median: 37	IQR: 26-47	0.48a
Gender
Male	44	597	43	520	50	77	0.09
Female	56	761	57	685	50	76
Race
White	75	1016	74	884	86	132	0.003
Black/African American	17	224	18	210	9.2	14
Other	8.5	115	9.0	108	4.6	7
Hispanic ethnicity	12	168	13	155	8.5	13	0.12
Education; High school graduate or lower	49	668	49	592	50	76	0.90
Gay/lesbian/bisexual	13	171	14	160	7.4	11	0.03
Employment
Employed	31	407	31	361	31	46	0.98
Unemployed	53	701	53	623	52	78
Physically/mentally disabled	17	223	17	197	17	26
Current marital status
Never married	51	689	52	626	41	63	0.02
Married	19	257	18	214	28	43
Widowed	2.7	37	2.7	33	2.6	4
Divorced	21	282	21	248	22	34
Other	6.9	93	7.0	84	5.9	9
Live alone	26	357	28	333	16	129	0.002
Lifetime military service (including National Guard/reserves)	6.1	83	6.1	73	6.6	10	0.80
Alcohol misuse above threshold set by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism	34	463	35	417	30	46	0.28
Have used drugs other than those required for medical reasons (past 12 months)	48	656	48	581	49	75	0.85
Psychiatric history
Mood disorder diagnosis	87	1183	87	1051	86	132	0.74
Drug/alcohol abuse disorder diagnosis	29	390	29	349	27	41	0.58
Schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder diagnosis	11	147	12	138	6.0	9	0.04
Any psychiatric diagnosis	90	1218	90	1083	88	135	0.53
Currently taking medications for emotional or psychological problem	60	811	60	716	62	95	0.59
Ever hospitalized for an emotional or psychological problem	63	848	63	760	58	88	0.17
Physically harmed by someone in past 30 days	11	152	12	139	8.5	13	0.26
Suicidal thoughts (past week)
Wished were dead or wouldn't wake up	99	1341	99	1191	98	150	0.43 F
Had thoughts of killing self	99	1350	99	1197	100	153	0.61 F
Considered method of killing self (n=1345)	85	1138	84	1004	88	134	0.28
Method thought of most often (n=1137)
Medication	47	536	48	481	41	55	<.0001
Hanging	5.7	65	5.7	57	6.0	8
Jumping	5.4	61	5.3	53	6.0	8
Firearm	7.8	89	6.0	60	22	29
Cutting	13	150	14	138	9.0	12
Other	21	236	21	215	16	21
Had intent to act on thoughts (n=1344)	70	938	70	836	67	102	0.44
Developed plan (n=1345)	54	723	53	634	58	89	0.24
Had intent to follow plan (n=718)	85	607	85	537	79	70	0.10
Suicide attempts
≥1 lifetime attempt	72	975	73	875	65	100	0.06
Current visit due to suicide attempt (n=455)	77	352	78	314	73	38	0.20
Method of most serious attempt (n=975)
Medication	55	535	56	489	46	46	<.0001
Hanging	6.5	63	6.3	55	8.0	8
Jumping	2.7	26	2.6	23	3.0	3
Firearm	3.6	35	2.5	22	13	13
Cutting	14	132	14	118	14	14
Other/multiple	19	183	19	167	16	16

^aIndicates Wilcoxon test