Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1996

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996

**What are the main reasons that there are firearms in or around your home? Would you say for?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Hunting		61.7	72.3	61.2	62.8	64.7	57.6	55.7
Protection		23.0	18.8	26.0	22.0	22.0	23.0	24.8
Work		1.8	3.0	1.8	2.3	1.4	2.6	.4
Other reason		12.3	5.9	9.3	12.6	10.8	14.1	17.8
Don't know/Not sure		.9		1.3		1.0	1.6	1.3
Refused		.3		.4	.3		1.0
Male	Hunting	62.4	69.8	61.4	64.6	62.8	61.3	56.6
	Protection	22.7	17.0	26.7	22.3	25.0	15.1	25.7
	Work	2.5	5.7	2.0	2.3	1.9	5.4
	Other reason	10.6	7.5	6.9	10.3	8.3	12.9	16.8
	Don't know/Not sure	1.3		2.0		1.9	3.2	.9
	Refused	.6		1.0	.6		2.2
Female	Hunting	61.1	75.0	61.1	60.8	66.9	54.1	54.7
	Protection	23.3	20.8	25.4	21.7	18.7	30.6	23.9
	Work	1.2		1.6	2.4	.7		.9
	Other reason	14.0	4.2	11.1	15.1	13.7	15.3	18.8
	Don't know/Not sure	.4		.8				1.7
Denominator is: All survey respondents who keep firearms in their home

**What are the main reasons that there are firearms in or around your home? Would you say for?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		1385	101	227	341	295	191	230
Hunting		855	73	139	214	191	110	128
Protection		319	19	59	75	65	44	57
Work		25	3	4	8	4	5	1
Other reason		170	6	21	43	32	27	41
Don't know/Not sure		12		3		3	3	3
Refused		4		1	1		2
Male	Total	691	53	101	175	156	93	113
	Hunting	431	37	62	113	98	57	64
	Protection	157	9	27	39	39	14	29
	Work	17	3	2	4	3	5
	Other reason	73	4	7	18	13	12	19
	Don't know/Not sure	9		2		3	3	1
	Refused	4		1	1		2
Female	Total	694	48	126	166	139	98	117
	Hunting	424	36	77	101	93	53	64
	Protection	162	10	32	36	26	30	28
	Work	8		2	4	1		1
	Other reason	97	2	14	25	19	15	22
	Don't know/Not sure	3		1				2
Denominator is: All survey respondents who keep firearms in their home

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