Table 3

 Multivariable results for reported gun carrying (“ever carried a gun”) and perceived gun availability (“easy to get a gun”)

Ever carried a gun?Easy to get a gun?
%OR(95% CI)%OR(95% CI)
Age
    15–187.21.00Ref73.71.00Ref
    19–2213.62.06(1.28, 3.31)68.70.81(0.50, 1.12)
Sex
    Female2.61.00Ref75.71.00Ref
    Male17.28.10(4.21, 15.58)67.70.68(0.50, 0.93)
Race/ethnicity
    white (non-Hispanic)4.51.00Ref53.01.00Ref
    African American13.32.80(1.12, 7.03)81.32.93(1.76, 4.88)
    Hispanic8.01.78(0.73, 4.34)72.71.80(1.12, 2.92)
    Other12.32.00(0.64, 6.21)66.31.51(0.84, 2.69)
% Homicides committed w/gun (10% increase)1.21(1.00, 1.46)1.21(1.07, 1.37)
Within neighbourhood correlation of reports (clustering effect)0.91(0.61, 1.35)1.21(0.99, 1.47)