Table 2. Adolescent Report of Time to Access a Household Firearm, by Gender, Age, and Household Gun Characteristicsa.
| Characteristic | How long does it take to get to a loaded gun? | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <5 min (n = 84) | 5 min to <1 h (n = 52) | 1 h to <2 h (n = 15) | Cannot access in <2 h (n = 129) | |||||
| % (95% CI) | No. (weighted %) | % (95% CI) | No. (weighted %) | % (95% CI) | No. (weighted %) | % (95% CI) | No. (weighted %) | |
| All adolescents | 33.9 (26.7-41.2) | NA | 17.4 (12.1-22.6) | NA | 4.3 (1.7-6.8) | NA | 44.4 (37.2-51.7) | NA |
| Parent’s ownership status | ||||||||
| Adult respondent does not own guns | 36.4 (22.9-50.0) | 27 (31.1) | 18.4 (9.3-27.5) | 18 (30.8) | 4.9 (0.5-9.2) | 6 (33.1) | 40.3 (27.9-52.7) | 38 (26.3) |
| Adult respondent does own guns | 32.9 (24.5-41.4) | 57 (68.9) | 16.9 (10.5-23.4) | 34 (69.3) | 4.0 (0.9-7.2) | 9 (66.9) | 46.1 (37.3-54.9) | 91 (73.7) |
| Adolescent gender | ||||||||
| Female | 32.8 (21.3-44.3) | 30 (37.7) | 15.8 (8.4-23.3) | 19 (36.2) | 4.3 (0.8-7.8) | 7 (39.3) | 47.1 (36.2-57.9) | 63 (41.5) |
| Male | 34.9 (25.5-44.2) | 54 (62.3) | 18.0 (10.8-25.3) | 32 (63.8) | 4.3 (0.7-7.9) | 8 (60.7) | 42.8 (33.1-52.5) | 65 (58.5) |
| Adolescent age, y | ||||||||
| 13-14 | 29.7 (18.4-41.0) | 27 (34.3) | 13.8 (6.4-21.2) | 17 (31.1) | 2.0 (0.0-4.4) | 4 (18.3) | 54.5 (42.9-66.1) | 63 (48.0) |
| 15-17 | 36.7 (27.3-46.0) | 57 (65.7) | 19.7 (12.4-26.9) | 35 (68.9) | 5.7 (1.8-9.6) | 11 (81.7) | 38.0 (28.9-47.0) | 66 (52.0) |
| Household guns, No.b | ||||||||
| 1 | 18.8 (1.0-36.7) | 5 (10.2) | 11.5 (0.0-24.6) | 4 (12.5) | 6.1 (0.0-13.3) | 3 (26.8) | 63.6 (43.1-84.1) | 21 (26.6) |
| 2-4 | 30.4 (15.5-45.3) | 16 (29.9) | 21.8 (3.2-8.9) | 14 (42.9) | 4.4 (0.0-8.9) | 4 (35.3) | 43.4 (28.9-57.9) | 31 (32.9) |
| ≥5 | 43.0 (30.3-55.7) | 36 (59.9) | 16.0 (7.0-25.1) | 14 (44.7) | 3.3 (0.0-8.7) | 2 (37.9) | 37.6 (25.2-50.0) | 36 (40.5) |
| Any guns stored unlockedb | ||||||||
| No | 23.7 (12.3-35.1) | 19 (39.4) | 11.7 (3.7-19.7) | 11 (39.0) | 1.7 (0.0-3.7) | 3 (20.7) | 62.9 (50.6-75.1) | 64 (73.6) |
| Yes | 45.0 (31.8-58.2) | 36 (60.6) | 22.2 (11.3-33.1) | 19 (61.0) | 7.0 (0.5-13.4) | 6 (79.3) | 25.8 (14.0-37.6) | 23 (26.4) |
| Any guns stored loadedb | ||||||||
| No | 28.6 (15.4-41.8) | 22 (41.8) | 19.3 (8.8-29.8) | 18 (57.1) | 3.6 (0.3-6.9) | 5 (41.8) | 48.5 (35.0-62.0) | 48 (53.5) |
| Yes | 39.2 (27.6-50.9) | 33 (58.2) | 14.3 (5.8-22.8) | 12 (42.9) | 4.9 (0.0-10.7) | 4 (58.2) | 41.6 (29.9-53.2) | 39 (46.5) |
| In homes with all guns locked, are any loadedb | ||||||||
| No | 27.7 (11.6-43.7) | 13 (68.6) | 10.8 (0.7-20.9) | 6 (52.0) | 1.9 (0.0-4.5) | 2 (66.8) | 59.7 (43.1-76.2) | 38 (56.5) |
| Yes | 17.1 (3.8-30.5) | 6 (31.4) | 13.3 (0.2-26.3) | 5 (48.0) | 1.5 (0.0-4.5) | 1 (33.2) | 68.1 (51.1-85.1) | 26 (43.5) |
| In homes with any unlocked guns, are any loaded and unlockedb | ||||||||
| No | 28.3 (8.4-48.1) | 10 (24.4) | 32.0 (13.4-50.6) | 14 (64.6) | 6.7 (0.0-13.7) | 4 (44.4) | 33.0 (13.0-53.1) | 13 (64.6) |
| Yes | 59.4 (42.5-76.2) | 26 (75.6) | 13.8 (1.6-26.1) | 5 (35.4) | 7.2 (0.0-17.5) | 2 (55.6) | 19.6 (6.8-32.4) | 10 (35.4) |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
a
All statistics weighted to be nationally representative of caregivers of adolescents 13 to 17 years of age in households with guns.
b
Statistics for number of guns in the home and firearm storage were reported by parent respondents who owned guns. Data were available for 191 parent-child dyads.