Table 3 Multivariate analysis of the associations between weapon carrying on school property and selected characteristics among US high school students, 2005
From: Correlates of weapon carrying among high school students in the United States
Characteristic | OR [95% CI] |
|---|---|
Age (years) | Â |
   <15 | 1.00 |
   15 | 0.91 [0.56, 1.47] |
   16 | 1.21 [0.76, 1.94] |
   17 | 1.18 [0.73, 1.94] |
   18+ | 1.21 [0.73, 2.03] |
Gender | Â |
   Female | 1.00 |
   Male | 5.68 [4.23, 7.62] |
Ethnicity | Â |
   White | 1.00 |
   American Indian or Alaska native | 0.82 [0.42, 1.60] |
   Asian | 0.99 [0.35, 2.84] |
   Black | 0.81 [0.58, 1.13] |
   Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 4.67 [1.66, 13.14] |
   Hispanic | 1.13 [0.82, 1.57] |
Substance use (tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs) | Â |
   No | 1.00 |
   Yes | 1.77 [1.16, 2.68] |
Depression | Â |
   No | 1.00 |
   Yes | 1.44 [1.10, 1.89] |
Suicidal ideation | Â |
   No | 1.00 |
   Yes | 1.64 [1.23, 2.19] |
Property stolen or deliberately damaged on school property | Â |
   No | 1.00 |
   Yes | 1.55 [1.21, 1.98] |
   Rape |  |
   No | 1.00 |
   Yes | 1.70 [1.22, 2.37] |
Threatened or injured with a weapon on school property | Â |
   No | 1.00 |
   Yes | 2.19 [1.63, 2.95] |
Fighting | Â |
   No | 1.00 |
   Yes | 2.02 [1.56, 2.63] |