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Table 2 Multivariate odds ratios of firearms perceptions among women with a history of exposure to intimate partner violence

From: Perceptions of firearms in a cohort of women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) in Central Pennsylvania

 

“How easy is it for people who live near you to get a gun?”a

“Are any firearms kept in or around your home?”b

“Does having a gun around make you feel safer or less safe?”c

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

Age

      

 Mean

1.05

(1.00, 1.10)*

1.00

(0.97, 1.03)

0.99

(0.96, 1.02)

Race/ethnicity

      

 Non-white

Reference

     

 Non-Hispanic White

0.72

(0.17, 3.12)

1.29

(0.48, 3.43)

1.60

(0.63, 4.11)

Near poverty

      

 Not near poverty

Reference

     

 Near poverty

1.12

(0.28, 4.52)

0.99

(0.40, 2.43)

1.24

(0.52, 2.95)

Urban

      

 Urban

Reference

     

 Not urban

0.78

(0.31, 1.97)

0.66

(0.36, 1.22)

0.86

(0.46, 1.60)

Marital status

      

 Married

Reference

     

 Divorced/separated

1.66

(0.42, 6.56)

0.22

(0.09, 0.54)*

0.77

(0.34, 1.74)

 Partnered

1.81

(0.58, 5.62)

0.45

(0.20, 0.97)*

0.93

(0.14, 2.08)

 Widowed/single

6.27

(0.68, 58.12)

0.23

(0.08, 0.67)*

0.40

(0.14, 1.09)

Education

      

 College graduate

Reference

     

 High school or less

0.52

(0.15, 1.83)

0.94

(0.43, 2.08)

1.26

(0.56, 2.84)

 Some college

0.82

(0.27, 2.43)

0.66

(0.32, 1.34)

1.38

(0.66, 2.88)

Lifetime IPV exposure type

      

 Non physical (humiliate-afraid)

Reference

     

 Physical (rape-kick)

1.61

(0.60, 4.33)

1.14

(0.58, 2.24)

1.68

(0.83, 3.40)

Past year exposure to IPV

      

 No

Reference

     

 Yes

0.45

(0.16, 1.23)

1.40

(0.68, 2.88)

0.73

(0.35, 1.50)

Unwanted sexual exposure

      

 Never

Reference

     

 Past year

1.47

(0.14, 15.97)

0.39

(0.08, 1.83)

0.31

(0.07, 1.31)

 Lifetime

0.61

(0.22, 1.72)

0.96

(0.47, 1.93)

0.60

(0.29, 1.26)

Adverse childhood events

      

 0–1 events

Reference

     

 2–3 events

1.28

(0.46, 3.60)

0.77

(0.38, 1.55)

0.75

(0.36, 1.58)

 4–10 events

2.72

(0.76, 9.71)

0.68

(0.32, 1.45)

0.31

(0.14, 0.67)*

  1. aHigher aOR indicates “easier”
  2. bHigher aOR indicates “Yes”
  3. cHigher aOR indicates “safer”
  4. *Indicates significant odds ratios