Table 2 Demographic characteristics of veterans in the 2015 National Firearm Survey, by firearm ownership
From: Firearm ownership among American veterans: findings from the 2015 National Firearm Survey
Firearm owner % (95% CI) | Non-owner, lives with firearm owner % (95% CI) | Non-owner, does not live with firearm owner % (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
All veterans (weighted n = 384) | 44.9 (41.3, 48.6) | 3.4 (2.0, 5.5) | 51.7 (48.0, 55.4) |
Age, years | |||
18–29 (n = 19) | 26.5 (13.8, 44.9) | 1.1 (0.1,7.4) | 72.4 (54.0, 85.5) |
30–44 (n = 51) | 28.2 (19.6, 38.8) | 7.9 (2.2, 24.9) | 63.9 (51.6, 74.6) |
45–59 (n = 99) | 43.4 (36.3, 50.8) | 3.7 (1.9, 7.0) | 52.9 (45.5, 60.3) |
60+ (n = 215) | 51.2 (46.6, 55.8) | 2.4 (1.3, 4.3) | 46.4 (41.9, 51.0) |
Sex | |||
Male (n = 346) | 47.2 (43.4, 51.0) | 2.2 (1.3, 3.5) | 50.7 (46.8, 54.5) |
Female (n = 38) | 24.4 (15.8, 35.8) | 14.4 (5.5, 32.5) | 61.2 (46.6, 74.0) |
Race/Ethnicity | |||
Non-Hispanic White (n = 301) | 47.8 (43.8, 51.8) | 1.9 (1.2, 3.1) | 50.3 (46.3, 54.3) |
Non-Hispanic Black (n = 44) | 36.2 (23.4, 51.4) | 10.5 (3.2, 28.9) | 53.4 (38.7, 67.5) |
Non-Hispanic, other (n = 15) | 38.9 (22.6, 58.2) | 10.3 (3.1, 29.1) | 50.8 (32.1, 69.3) |
Hispanic (n = 24) | 29.2 (19.2, 41.7) | 4.3 (1.2, 14.1) | 66.5 (53.7, 77.3) |
Marital Status | |||
Married / Partnered (n = 276) | 47.9 (43.7, 52.2) | 3.9 (2.2, 6.8) | 48.2 (43.9, 52.5) |
Widowed / Separated (n = 72) | 45.7 (36.8, 55.0) | 2.1 (0.6, 7.7) | 52.1 (42.9, 61.1) |
Never married (n = 35) | 19.7 (11.2, 32.3) | 1.4 (0.4, 5.7) | 78.9 (66.6, 87.5) |
Children under 18 years in household | |||
No (n = 64) | 46.9 (42.9, 51.0) | 2.4 (1.5, 3.9) | 50.7 (46.6, 54.7) |
Yes (n = 320) | 34.9 (27.2, 43.5) | 8.3 (3.1, 20.6) | 56.8 (47.2, 65.9) |
Grew up with a gun in the household | |||
Yes (n = 233) | 55.8 (51.1,60.3) | 3.5 (1.8,6.8) | 40.7 (36.2,45.4) |
No (n = 128) | 29.0 (23.3,35.4) | 3.2 (1.4,7.1) | 67.9 (61.3,73.8) |
Don’t know/refused (n = 23) | 24.3 (13.2,40.4) | 2.8 (0.6,11.5) | 73.0 (56.5,84.9) |
Education | |||
Less than high school (n = 12) | 40.3 (22.6, 60.8) | 1.6 (0.2, 10.9) | 58.1 (38.7, 75.4) |
High school / some college (n = 266) | 46.0 (41.5, 50.5) | 2.6 (1.6, 4.2) | 51.5 (46.9, 56.0) |
Bachelor’s degree or more (n = 106) | 42.9 (36.5, 49.5) | 5.6 (2.2, 13.4) | 51.5 (44.7, 58.3) |
Community type | |||
Rural (n = 107) | 59.3 (51.7, 66.4) | 4.1 (1.9, 8.9) | 36.6 (29.6, 44.2) |
Urban (n = 88) | 35.3 (28.1, 43.2) | 2.2 (0.7, 6.7) | 62.5 (54.5, 69.8) |
Suburban (n = 187) | 41.6 (36.9, 46.5) | 3.5 (1.6, 7.4) | 54.9 (49.9, 59.8) |
Political views | |||
Liberal (n = 54) | 39.0 (30.4,48.3) | 1.5 (0.4,5.1) | 59.6 (50.2,68.3) |
Moderate (n = 157) | 41.4 (36.1,47.0) | 5.8 (3.1,10.5) | 52.8 (47.1,58.4) |
Conservative (n = 166) | 50.5 (44.6,56.3) | 1.8 (0.6,5.1) | 47.7 (41.9,53.6) |
U.S. Region | |||
Northeast (n = 57) | 42.1 (33.3, 51.3) | 1.3 (0.4, 4.1) | 56.6 (47.4, 65.5) |
Midwest (n = 86) | 38.6 (31.8, 46.0) | 4.5 (2.2, 8.8) | 56.9 (49.4, 64.1) |
South (n = 152) | 52.3 (46.1, 58.5) | 4.3 (1.8, 9.7) | 43.4 (37.4, 49.7) |
West (n = 88) | 40.2 (33.4, 47.5) | 2.1 (0.8, 5.8) | 57.7 (50.3, 64.7) |
Service Branch | |||
Army (n = 179) | 45.7 (40.3, 51.3) | 3.7 (1.6, 8.1) | 50.6 (45.0, 56.2) |
Navy (n = 78) | 44.6 (36.9, 52.4) | 1.7 (0.7, 4.1) | 53.8 (45.9, 61.5) |
Air Force (n = 75) | 45.8 (38.6, 53.2) | 5.6 (2.4, 12.5) | 48.6 (41.1, 56.2) |
Marine Corps (n = 37) | 48.4 (35.1, 61.9) | 3.3 (1.0, 10.6) | 48.3 (35.0, 61.9) |
Coast Guard (n = 5) | 52.8 (20.8, 82.6) | (none) | 47.2 (17.4, 79.2) |
Recent military servicea | |||
No (n = 329) | 45.5 (41.7, 49.4) | 2.5 (1.6, 3.8) | 52.0 (48.1, 56.0) |
Yes (n = 47) | 40.5 (30.3, 51.6) | 10.5 (3.4, 28.0) | 49.0 (37.5, 60.6) |
Use of VHA services in past yearb | |||
None (n = 295) | 44.4 (40.3, 48.7) | 3.4 (1.8, 6.0) | 52.2 (47.9, 56.5) |
For some care (n = 86) | 50.5 (40.0, 61.0) | 0.7 (0.1, 4.6) | 48.8 (38.4, 59.4) |
For all care (n = 43) | 42.9 (32.7, 53.9) | 6.2 (2.4, 15.0) | 50.9 (40.0, 61.7) |