Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1996

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996

**During the past 30 days, have you had a firearm in or around your home at anytime that was both loaded and unlocked?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes		22.2	16.8	15.0	21.4	27.5	29.3	20.4
No		75.7	81.2	81.9	76.8	71.5	67.5	77.8
Don't know/Not sure		1.4	2.0	2.2	1.2	.3	2.1	1.7
Refused		.6		.9	.6	.7	1.0
Male	Yes	29.8	17.0	20.8	29.7	34.6	39.8	29.2
	No	68.7	81.1	76.2	69.1	64.7	58.1	69.9
	Don't know/Not sure	.6	1.9	1.0	.6			.9
	Refused	.9		2.0	.6	.6	2.2
Female	Yes	14.7	16.7	10.3	12.7	19.4	19.4	12.0
	No	82.7	81.3	86.5	84.9	79.1	76.5	85.5
	Don't know/Not sure	2.3	2.1	3.2	1.8	.7	4.1	2.6
	Refused	.3			.6	.7
Denominator is: All survey respondents who keep firearms in their home

**During the past 30 days, have you had a firearm in or around your home at anytime that was both loaded and unlocked?**
(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
Yes		308	17	34	73	81	56	47
No		1049	82	186	262	211	129	179
Don't know/Not sure		20	2	5	4	1	4	4
Refused		8		2	2	2	2
Male	Total	691	53	101	175	156	93	113
	Yes	206	9	21	52	54	37	33
	No	475	43	77	121	101	54	79
	Don't know/Not sure	4	1	1	1			1
	Refused	6		2	1	1	2
Female	Total	694	48	126	166	139	98	117
	Yes	102	8	13	21	27	19	14
	No	574	39	109	141	110	75	100
	Don't know/Not sure	16	1	4	3	1	4	3
	Refused	2			1	1
Denominator is: All survey respondents who keep firearms in their home

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