Table 3.
Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses regarding the presence of handguns 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 | 580 (42%) | 802 (58%) | |||
| Gender | P = 0.005 | ||||
| Male | 430 (62%) | 267 (38%) | 1.35 | 1.08–1.68 | |
| Female | 369 (54%) | 311 (46%) | 1.0 (ref) | ||
| Age | P = 0.358 | ||||
| 16–18 years | 516 (57%) | 387 (43%) | 0.88 | 0.77–1.11 | |
| 13–15 years | 286 (60%) | 193 (40%) | 1.0 (ref) | ||
| Residence | P < 0.001 | ||||
| Farm | 458 (63%) | 269 (37%) | 1.70 | 1.32–2.18 | |
| Country/not a farm | 143 (57%) | 107 (43%) | 1.30 | 0.95–1.80 | |
| Town | 198 (50%) | 202 (50%) | 1.0 (ref) | ||
| Race | P = 0.370 | ||||
| White/Caucasian | 769 (58%) | 551 (42%) | 1.0 (ref) | ||
| Other races | 32 (52%) | 29 (48%) | 0.90 | 0.53–1.52 | |
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.