Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1997

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1997

**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		25.7	16.3	22.6	28.0	30.3	26.5	25.0
No		73.6	82.5	76.9	70.9	69.5	73.0	74.3
Don't know/Not sure		.5	1.1	.5	.9		.5
Refused		.2			.1	.2		.6
Male	Yes	33.9	18.7	29.4	41.2	36.1	37.3	32.7
	No	65.9	81.3	70.6	58.8	63.4	62.7	67.0
	Refused	.1				.4		.3
Female	Yes	16.0	13.1	15.5	13.6	22.9	13.3	15.7
	No	82.7	84.2	83.5	84.2	77.1	85.5	83.3
	Don't know/Not sure	1.0	2.7	1.0	1.8		1.2
	Refused	.3			.3			1.1
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		1349	100	218	323	283	190	235
Yes		343	19	49	81	91	50	53
No		996	80	168	238	191	139	180
Don't know/Not sure		6	1	1	3		1
Refused		4			1	1		2
Male	Total	688	59	111	157	137	101	123
	Yes	234	13	32	59	55	38	37
	No	452	46	79	98	81	63	85
	Refused	2				1		1
Female	Total	661	41	107	166	146	89	112
	Yes	109	6	17	22	36	12	16
	No	544	34	89	140	110	76	95
	Don't know/Not sure	6	1	1	3		1
	Refused	2			1			1
Denominator is: All survey respondents who keep firearms in their home

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