Table 2.
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses regarding the presence of rifles/shotguns in the homes of adolescent survey respondents.
| Crosstab analysis | Logistic regression analysis | ||||
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| Yes n (Row %)b | Noa n (Row %)b | P-value | Odds ratio | Confidence interval | |
| Group N | 1,159 (84%) | 223 (16%) | |||
| Gender | P < 0.001 | ||||
| Male | 626 (90%) | 71 (10%) | 2.43 | 1.77–3.35 | |
| Female | 530 (78%) | 150 (22%) | 1.0 (ref) | ||
| Age | P = 0.072 | ||||
| 16–18 years | 769 (85%) | 134 (15%) | 1.29 | 0.94–1.77 | |
| 13–15 years | 390 (81%) | 89 (19%) | 1.0 (ref) | ||
| Residence | P < 0.001 | ||||
| Farm | 660 (91%) | 67 (9%) | 4.19 | 2.99–5.88 | |
| Country/not a farm | 216 (86%) | 34 (14%) | 2.74 | 1.78–4.24 | |
| Town | 279 (70%) | 121 (30%) | 1.0 (ref) | ||
| Race | P < 0.001 | ||||
| White/Caucasian | 1,118 (85%) | 202 (15%) | 1.0 (ref) | ||
| Other races | 40 (66%) | 21 (34%) | 0.43 | 0.24–0.78 | |
a
The actual response was “Not that I know of” as homes may have had firearms but the adolescent respondent may not have known that they were present.
b
The sum of n for a variable may not equal the total Group N due to missing values.