2000 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2000

**Are any of the firearms long guns, such as rifles or shotguns?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes		88.4	92.5	87.8	87.0	91.1	87.9	85.5
No		11.6	7.5	12.2	13.0	8.9	12.1	14.5
Male	Yes	90.3	95.3	93.2	88.8	93.2	86.7	87.0
Male	No	9.7	4.7	6.8	11.2	6.8	13.3	13.0
Female	Yes	85.8	88.2	81.3	85.1	88.1	89.5	83.3
Female	No	14.2	11.8	18.7	14.9	11.9	10.5	16.7
Denominator is: All survey respondents who keep firearms in their homes, one of which is not a handgun.

**Are any of the firearms long guns, such as rifles or shotguns?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		1,446	95	222	308	349	238	234
Yes		1,235	83	182	262	308	211	189
No		186	10	33	42	38	24	39
Don?t know/Not sure		13	1	4	2	1	2	3
Refused		12	1	3	2	2	1	3
Male	Total	708	47	106	136	183	116	120
	Yes	633	43	95	120	167	105	103
	No	70	3	9	16	14	11	17
	Refused	5	1	2		2
Female	Total	738	48	116	172	166	122	114
	Yes	602	40	87	142	141	106	86
	No	116	7	24	26	24	13	22
	Don?t know/Not sure	13	1	4	2	1	2	3
	Refused	7		1	2		1	3
Denominator is: All survey respondents who keep firearms in their homes, one of which is not a handgun.