From: Firearm ownership among American veterans: findings from the 2015 National Firearm Survey
Among all respondents | Among gun-owning respondents | |||||||
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Owns any gun | Owns only handgun(s) | Owns only long gun(s) | Owns multiple types | |||||
% | 95% CI: | % | 95% CI: | % | 95% CI: | % | 95% CI: | |
Veterans (weighted n = 384) | 44.9 | (41.3, 48.6) | 22.8 | (18.2, 28.0) | 20.7 | (16.7, 25.4) | 56.5 | (51.1, 61.8) |
Male (n = 346) | 47.2 | (43.4, 51.0) | 23.1 | (18.4, 28.6) | 21.0 | (16.8, 25.9) | 55.9 | (50.3, 61.4) |
Female (n = 38) | 24.4 | (15.6, 36.1) | 17.0 | (6.7, 37.0) | 16.0 | (6.1, 35.8) | 67.0 | (45.5, 83.1) |
Non-veterans (weighted n = 3565) | 20.0 | (18.3, 21.6) | 27.5 | (24.8, 30.3) | 22.8 | (20.4, 25.4) | 49.7 | (46.7, 52.7) |
Male (n = 1563) | 30.3 | (27.0, 33.8) | 20.2 | (17.3, 23.5) | 26.7 | (23.6, 30.1) | 53.1 | (49.4, 56.7) |
Female (n = 2002) | 11.8 | (10.4, 13.4) | 42.0 | (36.9, 47.3) | 15.1 | (11.7, 19.3) | 42.9 | (37.8, 48.1) |