1999 YRBS Middle School Survey Data

Oregon Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

1999 Middle School YRBS Questions

**Q16. If you carried a gun in the last 30 days, who did the gun belong to?**
Weighted Column Percents
		TOTAL	Grade
		TOTAL	6th grade	7th grade	8th grade
TOTAL		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
I did not carry a gun		92.6	94.1	91.5	92.2
Gun belongs to me		4.8	3.8	5.8	4.6
Gun belongs to another person who lives in my home		1.6	1.5	1.7	1.7
Gun belongs to someone that does not live in my home		1.0	.6	1.0	1.5
Female	Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	I did not carry a gun	98.1	98.7	97.7	97.8
	Gun belongs to me	.7	.3	1.0	.7
	Gun belongs to another person who lives in my home	.9	.8	1.1	.9
	Gun belongs to someone that does not live in my home	.3	.2	.2	.6
Male	Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	I did not carry a gun	87.0	89.6	85.0	86.5
	Gun belongs to me	8.9	7.4	10.8	8.6
	Gun belongs to another person who lives in my home	2.4	2.1	2.4	2.6
	Gun belongs to someone that does not live in my home	1.7	.9	1.8	2.3

**Q16. If you carried a gun in the last 30 days, who did the gun belong to?**
Frequencies
		TOTAL	Grade
		TOTAL	6th grade	7th grade	8th grade
TOTAL		18,419	4,635	5,263	8,521
I did not carry a gun		16,634	4,223	4,727	7,684
Gun belongs to me		921	178	311	432
Gun belongs to another person who lives in my home		309	71	90	148
Gun belongs to someone that does not live in my home		208	26	59	123
Refused/Unknown		347	137	76	134
Female	Total	9,293	2,305	2,681	4,307
	I did not carry a gun	8,965	2,235	2,590	4,140
	Gun belongs to me	68	8	25	35
	Gun belongs to another person who lives in my home	90	19	31	40
	Gun belongs to someone that does not live in my home	36	5	5	26
	Refused/Unknown	134	38	30	66
Male	Total	9,126	2,330	2,582	4,214
	I did not carry a gun	7,669	1,988	2,137	3,544
	Gun belongs to me	853	170	286	397
	Gun belongs to another person who lives in my home	219	52	59	108
	Gun belongs to someone that does not live in my home	172	21	54	97
	Refused/Unknown	213	99	46	68