Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1997

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1997

**What is the main reason 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		61.1	67.5	61.0	63.0	63.8	56.5	55.1
Protection		22.3	20.1	24.9	24.0	22.5	24.1	17.3
Work		2.3	1.7	4.0	3.0	1.5		2.8
Other reason		13.6	10.7	9.1	9.4	11.4	19.4	23.1
Don't know/Not sure		.4		.9	.6			.8
Refused		.3				.7		.9
Male	Hunting	60.6	67.4	63.3	61.8	61.9	60.6	50.9
	Protection	22.0	14.1	23.3	26.2	22.4	21.1	20.9
	Work	2.3	2.3	3.1	1.2	2.6		4.3
	Other reason	14.0	16.1	8.5	9.8	11.9	18.2	22.1
	Don't know/Not sure	.6		1.8	1.0			.6
	Refused	.5				1.3		1.2
Female	Hunting	61.8	67.7	58.5	64.3	66.3	51.5	60.3
	Protection	22.5	28.3	26.7	21.5	22.6	27.8	12.8
	Work	2.3	.9	5.0	4.9	.2		1.1
	Other reason	13.1	3.1	9.9	9.1	10.8	20.7	24.2
	Don't know/Not sure	.2			.3			1.1
	Refused	.1						.5
Denominator is: All survey respondents who keep firearms in their home

**What is the main reason 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		1349	100	218	323	283	190	235
Hunting		807	66	135	201	176	102	127
Protection		314	20	51	73	72	52	46
Work		29	3	10	9	5		2
Other reason		188	11	21	37	29	36	54
Don't know/Not sure		7		1	3			3
Refused		4				1		3
Male	Total	688	59	111	157	137	101	123
	Hunting	414	36	74	95	89	57	63
	Protection	157	11	23	39	30	25	29
	Work	13	2	4	2	4		1
	Other reason	97	10	9	19	13	19	27
	Don't know/Not sure	4		1	2			1
	Refused	3				1		2
Female	Total	661	41	107	166	146	89	112
	Hunting	393	30	61	106	87	45	64
	Protection	157	9	28	34	42	27	17
	Work	16	1	6	7	1		1
	Other reason	91	1	12	18	16	17	27
	Don't know/Not sure	3			1			2
	Refused	1						1
Denominator is: All survey respondents who keep firearms in their home

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