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Table 1 Summary statistics (N = 7,197)

From: Material hardship and secure firearm storage: findings from the 2022 behavioral risk factor Surveillance System

Variables

Unweighted Frequency

Weighted %

Firearm Storage

  

Unloaded

5,346

71.6%

Loaded & Locked

870

14.0%

Loaded & Unlocked

981

14.3%

Material Hardship

  

0

5,971

76.8%

1

794

14.9%

2

226

3.7%

3+

206

4.7%

Age

  

18–24

282

7.3%

25–34

650

16.6%

35–44

992

17.2%

45–54

1,128

14.6%

55–64

1,598

18.8%

65+

2,547

25.4%

Sex

  

Female

3,050

40.5%

Male

4,147

59.5%

Race/Ethnicity

  

Non-Hispanic White

5,940

57.8%

Non-Hispanic Black

160

5.7%

Hispanic

707

22.5%

Non-Hispanic Other Race

390

14.0%

Marital Status

  

Married

4,549

60.1%

Divorced/Separated

895

10.3%

Widowed

532

4.1%

Never married

913

19.5%

Member of an unmarried couple

308

5.9%

Educational Attainment

  

Less than High School

155

6.5%

High School Graduate

1,410

24.7%

Some College

2,273

36.9%

College Graduate

3,359

31.9%

Child in Home

  

No

5,342

64.8%

Yes

1,855

35.2%

Military Veteran

  

No

6,018

83.8%

Yes

1,179

16.2%

Household Income

  

Less than $25,000

490

7.3%

$25,000 - $49,999

1,472

19.6%

$50,000 - $74,999

1,307

14.1%

$75,000 - $99,999

1,206

15.2%

$100,000 - $149,999

1,426

22.0%

$150,000 or more

1,296

21.8%

Ever Told Had Depression

  

No

5,821

82.3%

Yes

1,376

17.7%

Urbanicity

  

Rural

881

6.0%

Urban

6,316

94.0%

State of Residence

  

California

1,094

60.5%

Minnesota

4,109

21.2%

Nevada

763

10.5%

New Mexico

1,231

7.8%