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Table 2 Results of Multinomial Logistic regression of Firearm Storage on Material Hardship from the 2022 BRFSS (N = 7,197)

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

Variables

Loaded & Locked vs. Unloaded

Loaded & Unlocked vs. Unloaded

RRR

95% CI

RRR

95% CI

0 Hardships (Reference)

1 Hardship

0.907

(0.575–1.433)

1.743

(0.993–3.061)

2 Hardships

0.702

(0.338–1.458)

1.173

(0.579–2.376)

3 + Hardships

1.288

(0.622–2.663)

2.828**

(1.286–6.220)

  1. *** p<0.001, ** p<0.01, * p<0.05
  2. RRR = relative risk ratio; CI = confidence interval
  3. Control variables include: respondent age, sex, race/ethnicity, marital status, educational attainment, child in home, military veteran, household income, ever depressed, urbanicity, and state of residence
  4.  Standard errors are calculated using survey weights