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Table 4 Total number of experiences of violence (EVs) by respondents’ age, race/ethnicity, gender, and firearm ownership

From: Experiences of violence in daily life among adults in California: a population-representative survey

Respondent characteristic

Total number of reported EVs

Weighted % (95% CI)

 

0

1

2

 ≥ 3

Age

    

18–29

25.1 (18.5–33.1)

42.4 (34.3–51.0)

22.9 (16.5–30.7)

9.6 (5.9–15.2)

30–44

35.5 (30.0–41.3)

34.0 (28.7–39.8)

17.8 (13.8–22.5)

12.8 (9.5–17.0)

45–59

36.4 (31.5–41.5)

31.2 (26.9–35.8)

17.3 (13.8–21.4)

15.2 (11.7–19.5)

60+

40.4 (36.7–44.1)

35.1 (31.7–38.7)

17.4 (14.7–20.5)

7.1 (5.6–9.1)

Race/ethnicity

    

White

35.9 (32.4–39.5)

37.0 (33.4–40.7)

17.8 (15.2–20.8)

9.3 (7.5–11.6)

Black

26.5 (17.1–38.7)

26.7 (17.6–38.2)

33.4 (22.7–46.2)

13.5 (8.0–21.7)

Asian-American

48.9 (40.5–57.4)

31.9 (24.7–40.1)

9.8 (5.9–15.9)

9.4 (5.2–16.5)

Multiracial or other

26.2 (14.1–43.4)

41.4 (25.9–58.8)

18.5 (8.4–36.1)

14.0 (5.3–32.0)

Latinx

31.4 (26.9–36.2)

34.5 (29.9–39.4)

20.1 (16.3–24.4)

14.1 (11.0–17.8)

Gender

    

Male

38.4 (34.4–42.5)

33.5 (29.8–37.4)

17.0 (14.2–20.3)

11.2 (8.8–14.0)

Female

32.6 (29.2–36.3)

36.2 (32.6–40.0)

19.6 (16.7–22.9)

11.6 (9.4–14.2)

Household firearm ownership

    

Non-owner

36.0 (32.8–39.2)

35.9 (32.8–39.2)

17.4 (15.0–20.0)

10.8 (8.9–13.0)

Firearm owner

38.8 (32.2–45.8)

30.4 (24.9–36.6)

18.0 (13.6–23.6)

12.7 (8.8–18.1)

Non-owner living with owner

18.4 (12.6–26.2)

36.8 (28.1–46.5)

29.2 (20.5–39.7)

15.6 (9.9–23.7)