Table 1 Gun purchasing behaviors during COVID-19 by political party and race and ethnicity
Overall % (CI) (N = 3096) | Political party | Race and ethnicity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democrat % (CI) (N = 1199) | Independent % (CI) (N = 1163) | Republican % (CI) (N = 730) | White, non-Hispanic % (CI) (N = 1391) | Black, non-Hispanic % (CI) (N = 668) | Asian, non-Hispanic % (CI) (N = 338) | Other/multi, non-Hispanic % (CI) (N = 64) | Hispanic % (CI) (N = 635) | ||
Have you bought any guns since January 1, 2020? | 10.8 (9.4, 12.4) | 5.5 (4.0, 7.3) | 12.2*** (9.8, 15.1) | 15.3*** (12.4, 18.8) | 10.7 (8.9, 12.7) | 11.1 (8.2, 14.7) | 5.0**^ (2.8, 8.6) | 16.2+ + (7.9, 30.3) | 12.9+ + (9.4, 17.5) |
Among those who bought guns since January 1, 20201 | |||||||||
Did you buy your first gun after January 1, 2020? | 34.9 (28.4, 42.0) | 50.9 (35.6, 66.0) | 39.5 (28.8, 51.2) | 23.3**^ (15.2, 34.0) | 23.8 (16.8, 32.6) | 52.5*** (37.1, 67.5) | 70.4*** (42.4, 88.5) | 18.6+ (2.7, 65.3) | 55.2*** (38.3, 71.0) |
Was your purchase motivated by concerns of racial violence? | 17.1 (12.8, 22.5) | 22.9 (13.3, 36.5) | 16.9 (10.4, 26.3) | 14.9 (8.9, 23.8) | 10.5 (6.4, 16.7) | 35.6*** (22.4, 51.4) | 41.5** (16.2, 72.4) | 18.6 (2.7, 65.3) | 22.2 (11.2, 39.1) |
Was your purchase motivated by concerns of political violence? | 24.3 (18.7, 31.0) | 34.1 (20.4, 51.0) | 27.3 (18.1, 38.9) | 17.0* (10.5, 26.1) | 19.2 (12.9, 27.5) | 27.0 (15.8, 42.3) | 40.8 (15.6, 72.1) | 35.0 (9.1, 74.4) | 34.1 (19.2, 53.0) |