Table 1 Demographics, firearm use and safety training among adolescent survey respondents at the 2021 National FFA Convention & Expo
From: A national study of firearm exposure and safety training among rural youth
n (Col %)a | |
|---|---|
Group N | 3296 |
Sex | |
Male | 1623 (49) |
Female | 1639 (50) |
Other | 16 (< 1) |
Age | |
13 years | 60 (2) |
14 years | 327 (10) |
15 years | 710 (22) |
16 years | 890 (27) |
17 years | 947 (29) |
18 years | 353 (11) |
Residence | |
Farm | 1495 (45) |
Country/not farm | 1116 (34) |
Town | 679 (21) |
Race/ethnicity | |
Non-Hispanic White | 3025 (92) |
Other races/ethnicities | 261 (8) |
US census region | |
Midwest | 2173 (66) |
South | 692 (21) |
Northeast | 111 (3) |
West | 294 (9) |
Fired a rifle/shotgun | |
> 100 times | 1411 (43) |
10–100 times | 873 (27) |
< 10 times | 502 (15) |
Never | 401 (15) |
Fired a Handgun | |
> 100 times | 736 (23) |
10–100 times | 845 (26) |
< 10 times | 659 (20) |
Never | 1014 (31) |
Have been hunting | |
Yes | 2089 (64) |
No | 1161 (36) |
School/club shooting team member | |
Yes | 730 (23) |
No | 2491 (77) |
Firearm safety training | |
Yes | 1945 (60) |
No | 1321 (40) |