Table 3. Adolescent Report of Firearm Access by Parent Report of Accessa.
| Adolescent report | % (95% CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parents report that their child can gain access to a household gunb | Parents who did not own a gun reported that their child can gain access to a household gunb | Parents who own a gun reported that their child can gain access to a household gunb | ||||
| No (n = 197) | Yes (n = 82) | No (n = 69) | Yes (n = 20) | No (n = 128) | Yes (n = 62) | |
| Parent's report of adolescent access, overall | 70.4 (63.7-77.1) | 29.6 (22.9-36.3) | 80.3 (69.8-90.8) | 19.7 (9.2-30.2) | 66.3 (58.0-74.7) | 33.7 (25.3-42.0) |
| Adolescent report of how long to get a gun and load it | ||||||
| <5 min | 21.8 (13.8-29.7) | 63.3 (50.4-76.2) | 26.8 (11.8-41.8) | 75.8 (53.1-98.4) | 19.3 (10.2-28.4) | 60.3 (45.5-75.1) |
| 5 min to <1 h | 14.9 (8.9-20.9) | 22.2 (11.6-32.7) | 18.0 (8.1-28.0) | 19.8 (0.0-41.5) | 13.4 (5.8-20.9) | 22.7 (10.7-34.8) |
| 1 h to <2 h | 4.6 (1.9-7.3) | 3.6 (0.0-9.5) | 6.1 (0.7-11.5) | 0.0 (NA) | 3.8 (0.9-6.8) | 4.5 (0.0-11.7) |
| Can't access in <2 h | 58.7 (50.0-67.4) | 10.9 (2.7-19.2) | 49.1 (34.6-63.5) | 4.4 (0.0-10.9) | 63.5 (52.9-74.1) | 12.5 (2.4-22.6) |
a
All statistics weighted to be nationally representative of caregivers of adolescents 13 to 17 years of age in households with guns.
b
Based on parent question, “As far as you know, can your child access any of the guns in your home independently, that is without you or another adult in your house accessing it for him/her?”