Characteristics of the Sample.
| Survey Results | Patients Completing Project (n = 127) % (No.) | Group 1 Control Group (n = 39) % (No.) | Group 2 Verbal Counseling (n = 36) % (No.) | Group 3 Verbal + Written Counseling (n = 52) % (No.) | Lost to Follow-up (n = 29) % (No.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |||||
| Male | 31 (39) | 36 (14) | 33 (11) | 25 (13) | 38 (11) |
| Female | 69 (88) | 64 (25) | 67 (24) | 75 (39) | 62 (18) |
| African American* | 6 (8) | 8 (3) | 3 (1) | 6 (3) | 10 (3) |
| Hispanic* | 55 (70) | 39 (15) | 81 (29) | 50 (26) | 45 (13) |
| White* | 39 (49) | 54 (21) | 17 (6) | 44 (23) | 45 (13) |
| Spanish only | 2 (3) | −0 (0) | 3 (1) | 4 (2) | 3 (1) |
| Children in household | 41 (52) | 41 (16) | 42 (15) | 39 (20) | 32 (9) |
| Mean number of children | 0.7 (1.2 SD) | 0.6 (0.8 SD) | 0.7 (0.9 SD) | 0.9 (1.5 SD) | 0.6 (1.0 SD) |
| Mean age, years | 49.1 (14.0 SD) | 50.4 (13.5 SD) | 48.1 (15.6 SD) | 48.9 (13.4 SD) | 47.1 (15.4 SD) |
| Gun storage and ownership at enrollment | |||||
| Triple safe storage | 36 (46) | 41 (16) | 33 (12) | 35 (18) | 27 (8) |
| Stores gun loaded | 20 (25) | 26 (10) | 11 (4) | 22 (11) | 31 (9) |
| Stores gun unlocked | 51 (65) | 41 (16) | 61 (22) | 52 (27) | 52 (15) |
| Children know location of gun | 12 (6 of 51) | 25 (4 of 16) | 0 (0 of 15) | 10 (2 of 20) | 20 (3 of 15) |
| Mean number of guns | 2.8 (3.6 SD) | 2.5 (3.9 SD) | 3.8 (4.4 SD) | 2.4 (2.4 SD) | 4.6† (11.4 SD) |
| Owns handguns | 48 (61) | 59 (23) | 42 (15) | 42 (22) | 52 (15) |
| Owns rifles or shotguns | 62 (78) | 59 (23) | 56 (20) | 69 (36) | 57 (17) |
* Ethnic composition differs between experimental groups, χ2 = 14.4, P = .006
† Excluding 1 patient who reported owning 63 guns, mean number of guns is 2.4, range 1–10, SD = 2.1.