Table 5.
A summary of the correlationa between variations in percent household firearm ownership and variations in assault firearm death rate/law enforcement incidents involving a firearm death rate for different demographic groups by Census Division and year.
| Breakdown of data examined | Household firearm ownership Model I vs assault firearm death rate (# obs) | Household firearm ownership Model II vs assault firearm death rate (# obs) | Household firearm ownership Model I vs law enforcement incidents involving a firearm death rate (# obs) | Household firearm ownership Model II vs Law enforcement incidents involving a firearm death rate (# obs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Males | Rho = 0.788 95% CI = 0.716 to 0.843 (n = 144) |
Rho = 0.775 95% CI = 0.7 to 0.833 (n = 144) |
Rho = 0.067 95% CI = − 0.107 to 0.237 (n = 129) |
Rho = 0.093 95% CI = − 0.081 to 0.261 (n = 129) |
| Females | Rho = 0.936 95% CI = 0.912 to 0.954 (n = 144) |
Rho = 0.946 95% CI = 0.925 to 0.961 (n = 144) |
Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Race | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | Rho = 0.229 95% CI = 0.068 to 0.378 (n = 144) |
Rho = 0.373 95% CI = 0.218 to 0.51 (n = 135) |
Rho = 0.026 95% CI = − 0.315 to 0.361 (n = 34) |
Rho = 0.168 95% CI = − 0.180 to 0.479 (n = 34) |
| Black or African American | Rho = 0.0451 95% CI = − 0.119 to 0.207 (n = 144) |
Rho = − 0.012 95% CI = − 0.179 to 0.156 (n = 138) |
Rho = − 0.372 95% CI = − 0.570 to − 0.132 (n = 61) |
Rho = − 0.367 95% CI = − 0.567 to − 0.127 (n = 61) |
| White | Rho = 0.91 95% CI = 0.877 to 0.934 (n = 144) |
Rho = 0.924 95% CI = 0.896 to 0.945 (n = 144) |
Rho = 0.0894 95% CI = − 0.102 to 0.275 (n = 107) |
Rho = 0.16 95% CI = − 0.031 to 0.339 (n = 107) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | Rho = 0.691 95% CI = 0.56 to 0.788 (n = 85) |
Rho = 0.661 95% CI = 0.504 to 0.775 (n = 70) |
Not enough data | Not enough data |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Rho = − 0.006 95% CI = − 0.246 to 0.234 (n = 67) |
Rho = 0.0749 95% CI = − 0.187 to 0.327 (n = 58) |
Not enough data | Not enough data |
| 2006 urbanization | ||||
| Large central metro | Rho = 0.568 95% CI = 0.446 to 0.669 (n = 144) |
Rho = 0.468 95% CI = 0.329 to 0.586 (n = 144) |
Rho = 0.128 95% CI = − 0.085 to 0.329 (n = 87) |
Rho = 0.229 95% CI = 0.019 to 0.419 (n = 87) |
| Large fringe metro | Rho = 0.618 95% CI = 0.506 to 0.710 (n = 144) |
Rho = 0.649 95% CI = 0.543 to 0.734 (n = 144) |
Rho = − 0.324 95% CI = − 0.593 to 0.011 (n = 35) |
Rho = − 0.204 95% CI = − 0.503 to 0.139 (n = 35) |
| Medium metro & small metro | Rho = 0.757 95% CI = 0.677 to 0.819 (n = 144) |
Rho = 0.758 95% CI = 0.678 to 0.82 (n = 144) |
Rho = − 0.181 95% CI = − 0.393 to 0.05 (n = 74) |
Rho = − 0.218 95% CI = − 0.425 to 0.011 (n = 74) |
| Micropolitan & noncore (non-metro) | Rho = 0.831 95% CI = 0.772 to 0.876 (n = 141) |
Rho = 0.784 95% CI = 0.711 to 0.840 (n = 141) |
Rho = − 0.214 95% CI = − 0.568 to 0.207 (n = 24) |
Rho = − 0.175 95% CI = − 0.540 to 0.246 (n = 24) |
a
The Spearman's rank correlation statistic was employed.