Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of U.S adults with household firearm access by mental health status, BRFSS, 2016-2017, n=26,627.
| Respondent Demographics | 0-13 Poor Mental Health Days, weighted percenta n=24,169 |
≥14 Poor Mental Health Days, weighted percenta n=2,458 |
No Depression Diagnosis, weighted percenta n=21,660 |
Depression Diagnosis, weighte percenta n=4,967 |
All, weighted percenta n=26,627 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | |||||
| 18-24 | 8.2 | 14.7 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 8.9 |
| 25-34 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 14.2 | 10.8 | 13.5 |
| 35-44 | 14.7 | 19.6 | 14.6 | 17.7 | 15.2 |
| 45-54 | 17.0 | 15.2 | 16.3 | 19.0 | 16.8 |
| 55-64 | 21.6 | 23.3 | 21.1 | 24.7 | 21.8 |
| ≥65 | 25.0 | 13.9 | 24.7 | 20.0 | 23.8 |
| Female | 58.8 | 54.2 | 38.3 | 61.1 | 42.6 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| White | 74.8 | 65.3 | 73.6 | 74.8 | 73.8 |
| Hispanic | 15.7 | 17.0 | 16.3 | 13.6 | 15.8 |
| Black | 4.6 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Asian | 1.8 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Other | 2.2 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| Education Level | |||||
| Less than high school | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Completed high school or GED | 22.7 | 33.5 | 24.1 | 22.9 | 23.9 |
| Some college | 33.4 | 38.0 | 31.8 | 42.7 | 33.9 |
| Completed college | 38.4 | 22.3 | 38.5 | 29.1 | 36.7 |
| Employment Status | |||||
| Unemployed | 3.7 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 7.9 | 4.1 |
| Employed | 62.0 | 48.2 | 63.6 | 47.0 | 60.5 |
| Elective unemploymentb | 31.6 | 25.1 | 30.9 | 30.8 | 30.9 |
| Unable to work | 2.7 | 19.8 | 2.3 | 14.3 | 4.5 |
| Marital Status | |||||
| Married/Unmarried couple | 67.9 | 54.2 | 66.5 | 66.5 | 66.5 |
| Divorced/Separated | 11.2 | 15.2 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 11.7 |
| Widowed | 4.9 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 5.1 |
| Never married | 16.0 | 23.4 | 17.4 | 13.9 | 16.8 |
| Veteran | 17.2 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 15.5 | 17.3 |
| Any health insurance | 91.6 | 83.3 | 90.5 | 91.7 | 90.7 |
| At least one child in household | 33.6 | 37.0 | 33.6 | 35.6 | 34.0 |
| State of residence | |||||
| California | 31.0 | 33.8 | 31.4 | 30.6 | 31.3 |
| Idaho | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Kansas | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| New Mexico | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Oregon | 7.0 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 7.1 |
| Texas | 40.0 | 38.7 | 40.2 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| Utah | 6.9 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 6.7 |
| Washington | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
a
Weighted percentages exclude missing values. All covariates with 0-2% missingness. Number of missing values were: age, 0; female, 12; race/ethnicity, 0; education level, 49; employment status, 131; marital status, 76; veteran, 21; health insurance, 71; child in the household, 55; and state residence, 0.
b
Includes students, homemakers, and retirees.