From: Firearm ownership among American veterans: findings from the 2015 National Firearm Survey
Owns only handgun(s) | Owns only long gun(s) | Owns multiple types | ||||
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% | 95% CI | % | 95% CI: | % | 95% CI: | |
All veteran gun owners (n = 159) | 22.8 | (18.2, 28.0) | 20.7 | (16.7, 25.4) | 56.5 | (51.1, 61.8) |
Age | ||||||
18–29 (n = 4) | 23.2 | (6.5, 60.0) | 23.4 | (5.9, 59.8) | 53.4 | (23.3, 81.3) |
30–44 (n = 13) | 18.0 | (7.5, 48.3) | 22.2 | (8.0, 48.3) | 59.8 | (38.7, 77.8) |
45–59 (n = 40) | 25.7 | (16.2, 38.2) | 18.6 | (11.7, 28.1) | 55.8 | (44.4, 66.6) |
60+ (n = 103) | 22.2 | (16.9, 28.6) | 21.3 | (16.5, 26.9) | 56.6 | (50.0, 62.9) |
Sex | ||||||
Male (n = 152) | 23.1 | (18.4, 28.6) | 21.0 | (16.8, 25.8) | 55.9 | (50.4, 61.4) |
Female (n = 8) | 17.0 | (7.1, 35.6) | 16.0 | (6.5, 34.4) | 67.0 | (46.8, 82.4) |
Race | ||||||
Non-Hispanic white (n = 133) | 17.7 | (14.1, 22.0) | 22.3 | (17.8, 27.6) | 60.0 | (54.5, 65.3) |
Non-Hispanic Black (n = 14) | 67.1 | (42.7, 84.8) | 8.4 | (2.8, 22.9) | 24.6 | (9.9, 49.1) |
Non-Hispanic other (n = 6) | 23.6 | (5.6, 61.6) | 17.7 | (5.6, 43.5) | 58.8 | (30.9, 82.0) |
Hispanic (n = 7) | 31.4 | (15.3, 53.6) | 16.7 | (6.5, 36.5) | 51.9 | (32.1, 71.1) |
Marital status | ||||||
Married/Partnered (n = 124) | 22.0 | (17.4, 27.4) | 20.6 | (16.4, 25.5) | 57.4 | (51.7, 62.9) |
Widowed/Separated (n = 30) | 22.7 | (11.3, 40.5) | 22.1 | (11.9, 37.5) | 55.1 | (39.8, 69.6) |
Never married (n = 6) | 39.1 | (15.3, 69.6) | 15.3 | (4.0, 44.0) | 45.6 | (18.0, 76.2) |
Child under 18yo in the household | ||||||
Yes (n = 22) | 25.7 | (16.1, 38.4) | 23.2 | (14.0, 35.9) | 51.1 | (38.5, 63.6) |
No (n = 138) | 22.3 | (17.4, 28.1) | 20.3 | (16.0, 25.4) | 57.4 | (51.4, 63.1) |
Grew up with a firearm in the home | ||||||
Yes (n = 118) | 16.4 | (12.0, 22.1) | 20.3 | (16.2, 25.1) | 63.3 | (57.3, 68.8) |
No (n = 35) | 40.2 | (28.4, 53.2) | 23.5 | (13.5, 37.6) | 36.4 | (25.8, 48.5) |
Don’t know/refused (n = 5) | 47.5 | (22.7, 73.5) | 12.1 | (2.5, 42.5) | 40.4 | (18.0, 67.6) |
Education | ||||||
Less than High School (n = 4) | 25.2 | (7.7, 57.6) | 10.0 | (2.3, 34.3) | 64.9 | (34.9, 86.4) |
High school/some college (n = 112) | 24.1 | (18.4, 30.9) | 18.8 | (14.4, 24.1) | 57.1 | (50.5, 63.6) |
BA or more (n = 42) | 19.0 | (12.7, 27.3) | 27.0 | (18.7, 37.2) | 54.1 | (44.7, 63.2) |
Community | ||||||
Urban (n = 29) | 38.2 | (25.6, 52.6) | 15.7 | (9.4, 25.1) | 46.1 | (33.8, 59.0) |
Suburban (n = 71) | 21.3 | (16.1, 27.6) | 19.1 | (14.2, 25.2) | 59.6 | (52.6, 66.2) |
Rural (n = 58) | 16.5 | (9.8, 26.6) | 25.4 | (17.6, 35.1) | 58.1 | (48.0, 67.6) |
Political views | ||||||
Liberal (n = 19) | 22.8 | (13.2, 36.5) | 21.4 | (12.3, 34.6) | 55.8 | (41.8, 69.0) |
Moderate (n = 58) | 28.5 | (20.8, 37.6) | 18.1 | (12.7, 25.1) | 53.5 | (44.9, 61.8) |
Conservative (n = 80) | 18.9 | (12.9, 26.7) | 22.7 | (16.7, 30.2) | 58.4 | (50.3, 66.1) |
Geographic region | ||||||
Northeast (n = 21) | 20.9 | (11.3, 35.3) | 27.6 | (17.3, 41.1) | 51.5 | (37.5, 65.2) |
Midwest (n = 32) | 14.9 | (9.3, 23.1) | 27.8 | (18.7, 39.2) | 57.3 | (46.2, 67.6) |
South (n = 74) | 28.7 | (21.0, 37.9) | 15.8 | (10.5, 23.0) | 55.5 | (46.9, 63.9) |
West (n = 32) | 18.0 | (11.6, 26.7) | 20.6 | (12.9, 31.2) | 61.5 | (50.8, 71.2) |
Branch of service | ||||||
Army (n = 77) | 22.7 | (16.2, 30.8) | 16.9 | (11.9, 23.4) | 60.4 | (52.2, 68.1) |
Navy (n = 30) | 26.3 | (15.4, 41.0) | 21.1 | (13.5, 31.4) | 52.6 | (40.4, 64.5) |
Air Force (n = 30) | 21.4 | (13.9, 31.4) | 20.7 | (13.8, 29.9) | 57.9 | (47.8, 67.4) |
Marine Corps (n = 14) | 21.6 | (8.9, 43.7) | 35.3 | (17.0, 59.3) | 43.1 | (25.0, 63.1) |
Coast Guard (n = 3) | 8.9 | (0.1, 61.6) | 35.0 | (3.4, 89.2) | 56.0 | (10.8, 93.1) |
Recent military service | ||||||
Yes (n = 18) | 27.3 | (15.4, 43.6) | 11.8 | (5.3, 24.3) | 60.9 | (45.4, 74.4) |
No (n = 140) | 22.3 | (17.5, 28.0) | 21.4 | (17.1, 26.5) | 56.3 | (50.5, 62.0) |
Use VHA services | ||||||
Yes (n = 36) | 24.5 | (16.7, 34.4) | 19.6 | (11.5, 31.3) | 55.9 | (44.9, 66.4) |
No (n = 122) | 22.3 | (17.0, 28.7) | 21.1 | (16.7, 26.4) | 56.6 | (50.3, 62.7) |