Women Veterans’ experiences discussing household firearms with their intimate partners: collaborative, devalued, and deferential relational types

Table 1 Sociodemographics and military service histories (N = 40)

	n	%
Marital status
Married/couple	17	42.5
Separated/divorced	17	42.5
Never married	4	10.0
Widowed	2	5.0
Lives with partner
Yes	17	42.5
No	23	57.5
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual	29	72.5
Lesbian/gay	5	12.5
Bisexual	5	12.5
None	1	2.5
Lives with minor
Yes	7	17.5
No	33	82.5
Parenting responsibilities
Yes	6	15.0
No	34	85.0
Rurality
Rural	8	20.0
Small town	11	27.5
Medium-sized town	4	10.0
Suburb	3	7.5
City	14	35.0
Region
South	17	42.5
West	17	42.5
Midwest	4	10.0
Northeast	2	5.0
Race^a
White	26	65.0
Black	9	22.5
American Indian/Alaska Native	5	12.5
Asian	1	2.5
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic	36	90.0
Hispanic	4	10.0
Education
High school or less	3	7.5
Some college	9	22.5
Associate’s degree	7	17.5
Bachelor’s degree	9	22.5
Master’s degree or higher	12	30.0
Employment
Disabled	17	42.5
Working	15	37.5
Retired	5	12.5
Other^b	6	15.0
Service era^a
Post-Vietnam/Peacetime	20	50.0
Desert Storm/Desert Shield	19	47.5
OEF/OIF/OND	16	40.0
Vietnam	3	7.5
Military branch(es)^a
Army	21	52.5
Air Force	9	22.5
Navy	6	15.0
Marine Corps	6	15.0
Military rank
Enlisted	33	82.5
Officer	7	17.5

Responses not endorsed by any participants (e.g., Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander race, military service before 1964) are not displayed
OEF/OIF/OND Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn
^aTotals could exceed 100% as response options were not mutually exclusive
^bIncluded temporarily laid off, seeking employment, on maternity leave, and students

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