Table. Characteristics and Storage Practices of Firearm Owners With Childrena.
| Respondent characteristic | Firearm owners with children in the household, weighted % (95% CI) (n = 1363) |
|---|---|
| Age group, y | |
| 18-29 | 13.0 (10.4-16.2) |
| 30-44 | 51.9 (48.7-55.1) |
| 45-59 | 27.4 (24.9-30.2) |
| ≥60 | 7.7 (6.4-9.2) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 39.8 (36.7-43.0) |
| Male | 60.2 (57.0-63.3) |
| Race and ethnicityb | |
| Hispanic | 14.9 (12.6-17.6) |
| Non-Hispanic | |
| Black | 11.0 (8.9-13.4) |
| White | 68.2 (65.0-71.3) |
| Other | 5.9 (4.5-7.7) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 77.0 (74.1-79.8) |
| Widowed | 2.0 (1.4-2.9) |
| Divorced or separated | 8.2 (6.7-9.9) |
| Never married | 12.8 (10.4-15.6) |
| Educational level | |
| Less than high school | 6.5 (4.5-9.3) |
| High school | 25.2 (22.3-28.4) |
| Some college | 36.1 (33.2-39.2) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32.2 (29.6-34.9) |
| Metropolitan Statistical Area Residency | 81.2 (78.6-83.6) |
| Region | |
| Northeast | 8.8 (7.3-10.7) |
| Midwest | 24.9 (22.3-27.6) |
| South | 43.6 (40.4-46.8) |
| West | 22.7 (20.2-25.6) |
| Rurality | |
| Urban | 26.2 (23.5-29.2) |
| Rural | 27.4 (24.6-30.4) |
| Suburban | 46.4 (43.2-49.6) |
| Annual income, $ | |
| <25 000 | 6.8 (5.2-8.8) |
| 25 000-49 999 | 14.7 (12.4-17.4) |
| 50 000-99 999 | 34.5 (31.5-37.6) |
| ≥100 000 | 44.0 (40.9-47.2) |
| Type of firearm owned | |
| Handguns only | 28.9 (24.8-33.4) |
| Long guns only | 16.9 (13.7-20.6) |
| Handguns and long guns | 54.2 (49.7-58.7) |
| Storage practices | |
| Loaded and unlocked | 15.0 (12.3-18.2) |
| Loaded and locked, or unloaded and unlocked | 40.9 (36.6-45.3) |
| Unloaded and locked | 44.1 (39.8-48.5) |
| Unlocked | 36.1 (32.0-40.4) |
| Loaded | 37.1 (33.1-41.4) |
Altogether, 40.4% (95% CI, 38.6%-42.2%) of adults with children who responded lived in a household with firearms (as did approximately 31 million children): 29.3% (95% CI, 27.7%-30.9%) of these adults personally owned firearms and 11.1% (95% CI, 9.9%-12.4%) lived in a home with firearms but did not own any firearms themselves. The mean number of children per firearm-owning household with children (1.9) was comparable to that in households with children and no firearms (1.8).
Self-reported race and ethnicity response options included Alaska Native or American Indian, Asian, Black or African American, Cuban, Cuban American, Hispanic origin, Mexican, Mexican-American, Chicano, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Puerto Rican, White, more than 2 races, and Other Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino. In the Table, Other indicates the combination of all other race and ethnicity options that are not currently listed in the Table.