Table 1 Respondents’ personal characteristics by presence or absence of linkage to firearms
From: Firearms and the incidence of arrest among respondents to domestic violence restraining orders
Characteristic | Not Linked to Firearms | Linked to Firearms | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 2,447) | (n = 525) | ||
Sex, No. (%) | |||
 Male | 1,958 (80.0) | 481 (91.6) | <0.0001 |
 Female | 489 (20.0) | 44 (8.4) |  |
Age, No. (%)a | |||
 ≤24 | 379 (15.9) | 39 (7.4) | <0.0001 |
 25-34 | 684 (28.7) | 123 (23.5) |  |
 35-44 | 702 (29.5) | 148 (28.2) |  |
 ≥45 | 617 (25.9) | 214 (40.8) |  |
 median (IQR) | 36 (27–45) | 41 (31–49) | <0.0001 |
Arrest history, No. (%) | |||
 None | 1,535 (62.7) | 264 (50.3) | <0.0001 |
 Any offense | 912 (37.3) | 261 (49.7) |  |
Arrest charges for specific offenses, No. (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Offenses not involving violence or firearms | 778 (31.8) | 221 (42.1) | <0.0001 |
 Domestic violence | 466 (19.0) | 133 (25.3) | <0.0001 |
 Other violent or firearm-related offenses | 574 (23.5) | 173 (33.0) | <0.0001 |
Number of prior arrest charges per respondent,b median (IQR) | |||
 Any offense | 7 (2.5-22) | 6 (2–13) | 0.008 |
 Offenses not involving violence or firearms | 5 (1–14) | 3 (1–9) | 0.003 |
 Domestic violence | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–1) | 0.50 |
 Other violent or firearm-related offenses | 2 (1–5) | 2 (1–4) | 0.33 |
Years from most recent arrest to date of restraining order,b No. (%) | |||
 0-5 | 756 (82.9) | 197 (75.5) | 0.016 |
 6+ | 156 (17.1) | 64 (24.5) |  |
 median (IQR) | 0.7 (0.06-2.9) | 1.1(0.07-4.9) |  |
Pre-existing firearms prohibition,b No. (%) | |||
 Y | 461 (50.5) | 117 (44.8) | 0.11 |
 N | 451 (49.6) | 144 (55.2) |  |