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. 2022 Apr 23;27:101800. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101800

Table 1.

Demographic and firearm ownership among Asian Americans.

Categorical Variables n %
Sex
Male 359 39.2
Female 557 60.8
Race/Ethnicity
Indian 51 5.6
Chinese 291 31.8
Filipino 139 15.2
Japanese 205 22.4
Korean 110 12.0
Vietnamese 110 12.0
Other Asian 10 1.1
Education
High school or less 103 11.2
Some college 176 19.2
College graduate or higher 637 69.5
Income
$0 to $34,999 214 23.4
$35,000 to $49,999 103 11.2
$50,000 to $74,999 167 18.2
$75,000 to $99,999 158 17.2
$100,000 or more 274 29.9
Nativity
Yes 565 61.7
No 351 38.3
Firearm-related Variables
Intention to Purchase Gun
Yes 103 11.2
No 773 84.4
Purchased Gun
Yes 55 6.0
No 821 89.6
Intention to Purchase Ammunition
Yes 69 7.5
No 806 88.0
Purchased Ammunition
Yes 54 5.9
No 822 89.7
Household Firearm Ownership
Yes 159 17.4
No 718 78.4
Continuous Racism Scales M SD
Racial Discriminationa 1.45 0.90
Cultural Racisma 2.25 1.33
Anticipatory Racism-related Stressa 2.05 1.41
a

Scores are based on a scale of 1 = less than once a year, 2 = a few times a year, 3 = at least once a month, 4 a few times a month, 5 = at least once a week, and 6 = almost every day.