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Reduce gun carrying among adolescents — IVP‑12 Data

National Status: Target met or exceeded

  
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Most Recent Data:
3.5 percent (2023)

National Target:
3.7 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
4.8 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 reported that they had carried a gun (excluding carrying guns only for hunting or for a sport such as target shooting) on at least 1 day in the past 12 months in 2017

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Adolescent gun carrying, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Total
4.8
CI 4.1 / 5.7
SE 0.395
4.4
CI 3.8 / 5.3
SE 0.368
3.5
CI 2.8 / 4.4
SE 0.379
3.5
CI 2.8 / 4.4
SE 0.411

Adolescent gun carrying by Sex, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Male
7.7
CI 6.6 / 9.0
SE 0.581
6.7
CI 5.7 / 7.9
SE 0.529
5.0
CI 3.9 / 6.3
SE 0.584
4.9
CI 3.8 / 6.2
SE 0.584
Female
1.9
CI 1.4 / 2.5
SE 0.270
2.0
CI 1.4 / 2.8
SE 0.334
1.8
CI 1.5 / 2.3
SE 0.192
1.8
CI 1.3 / 2.7
SE 0.351

Adolescent gun carrying by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-2023  1
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
9.2
CI 6.4 / 13.0
SE 1.597
7.7
CI 3.8 / 14.8
SE 2.571
6.5
CI 4.7 / 9.0
SE 1.063
4.7
CI 2.3 / 9.1
SE 1.604
Asian only
3.4
CI 2.0 / 5.7
SE 0.872
2.3
CI 1.1 / 4.8
SE 0.838
1.9
CI 1.1 / 3.3
SE 0.534
2.6
CI 1.1 / 5.9
SE 1.078
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
9.1
CI 5.4 / 15.1
SE 2.337
8.7
CI 4.2 / 17.1
SE 3.018
7.4
CI 2.8 / 18.2
SE 3.475
10.8
CI 4.7 / 22.9
SE 4.331
Black or African American only
6.9
CI 4.8 / 9.9
SE 1.238
7.5
CI 6.0 / 9.2
SE 0.783
5.5
CI 4.5 / 6.5
SE 0.492
3.6
CI 2.6 / 5.0
SE 0.603
White only
4.1
CI 3.3 / 5.1
SE 0.450
3.7
CI 3.0 / 4.5
SE 0.374
3.2
CI 2.6 / 3.9
SE 0.337
3.1
CI 2.4 / 4.0
SE 0.398
2 or more races
5.1
CI 3.5 / 7.4
SE 0.945
5.8
CI 4.2 / 8.0
SE 0.935
3.2
CI 1.9 / 5.4
SE 0.819
4.9
CI 3.3 / 7.2
SE 0.964
Hispanic or Latino
5.9
CI 4.5 / 7.6
SE 0.759
5.6
CI 4.3 / 7.3
SE 0.718
4.0
CI 3.0 / 5.3
SE 0.581
4.1
CI 2.8 / 5.9
SE 0.771
Not Hispanic or Latino
4.4
CI 3.6 / 5.4
SE 0.424
3.9
CI 3.3 / 4.8
SE 0.374
3.3
CI 2.7 / 4.0
SE 0.325
3.2
CI 2.6 / 3.8
SE 0.314
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
7.1
CI 3.0 / 15.7
SE 2.906
DSU
5.3
CI 2.5 / 11.1
SE 1.994
2.1
CI 1.0 / 4.5
SE 0.812
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
2.3
CI 1.4 / 4.0
SE 0.613
0.9
CI 0.5 / 1.7
SE 0.291
1.0
CI 0.5 / 1.8
SE 0.311
1.9
CI 0.7 / 5.0
SE 0.925
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
5.8
CI 3.0 / 11.2
SE 1.911
DSU
5.1
CI 0.7 / 29.6
SE 4.924
8.7
CI 2.8 / 23.9
SE 4.747
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
6.5
CI 4.4 / 9.5
SE 1.231
7.1
CI 5.7 / 8.9
SE 0.789
5.1
CI 4.2 / 6.3
SE 0.515
3.2
CI 2.3 / 4.6
SE 0.574
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
4.1
CI 3.2 / 5.2
SE 0.494
3.3
CI 2.6 / 4.2
SE 0.403
3.0
CI 2.4 / 3.8
SE 0.331
3.3
CI 2.5 / 4.3
SE 0.445
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
3.9
CI 2.6 / 6.0
SE 0.827
5.9
CI 4.3 / 8.0
SE 0.911
3.0
CI 1.7 / 5.5
SE 0.908
3.0
CI 1.8 / 4.8
SE 0.734

Adolescent gun carrying by Family income, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Family income
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescent gun carrying by Health insurance status, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Health insurance status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescent gun carrying by Geographic location, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Geographic location
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescent gun carrying by Country of birth, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Country of birth
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescent gun carrying by Disability status, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Disability status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescent gun carrying by Sexual orientation, 2017-2023  2
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Straight
DNA
DNA
3.3
CI 2.7 / 4.1
SE 0.352
3.1
CI 2.5 / 3.9
SE 0.338
Straight, Male
DNA
DNA
4.8
CI 3.8 / 6.0
SE 0.546
4.3
CI 3.3 / 5.6
SE 0.563
Straight, Female
DNA
DNA
1.1
CI 0.8 / 1.5
SE 0.173
1.2
CI 0.7 / 2.0
SE 0.320
Gay/​Lesbian
DNA
DNA
3.9
CI 1.9 / 8.0
SE 1.412
5.8
CI 1.9 / 16.4
SE 3.167
Gay, Male
DNA
DNA
4.0
CI 1.4 / 10.7
SE 2.014
7.6
CI 2.5 / 20.5
SE 4.037
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DNA
DNA
2.3
CI 0.7 / 7.3
SE 1.349
3.4
CI 0.9 / 12.8
SE 2.366
Bisexual
DNA
DNA
2.6
CI 1.6 / 4.1
SE 0.583
2.5
CI 1.5 / 4.0
SE 0.592
Bisexual, Male
DNA
DNA
2.8
CI 1.2 / 6.7
SE 1.224
1.9
CI 0.7 / 5.1
SE 0.946
Bisexual, Female
DNA
DNA
2.5
CI 1.5 / 4.1
SE 0.612
2.7
CI 1.6 / 4.3
SE 0.652

Adolescent gun carrying by Obesity status, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
With obesity
6.8
CI 5.4 / 8.6
SE 0.783
5.8
CI 4.4 / 7.5
SE 0.742
4.0
CI 2.8 / 5.8
SE 0.719
4.0
CI 2.7 / 6.0
SE 0.797
Without obesity
4.1
CI 3.4 / 5.0
SE 0.396
3.7
CI 3.1 / 4.5
SE 0.345
3.1
CI 2.5 / 3.9
SE 0.345
3.1
CI 2.5 / 3.9
SE 0.330

Adolescent gun carrying by Grade or Grade level, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
9th grade
4.4
CI 3.6 / 5.4
SE 0.426
3.9
CI 3.0 / 5.0
SE 0.486
3.2
CI 2.5 / 4.2
SE 0.423
3.4
CI 2.4 / 4.9
SE 0.625
10th grade
4.1
CI 3.2 / 5.2
SE 0.504
4.4
CI 3.4 / 5.6
SE 0.546
2.8
CI 2.2 / 3.7
SE 0.370
3.5
CI 2.5 / 4.9
SE 0.592
11th grade
5.0
CI 3.5 / 6.9
SE 0.819
4.5
CI 3.5 / 5.8
SE 0.576
4.1
CI 2.7 / 6.1
SE 0.837
3.5
CI 2.3 / 5.2
SE 0.714
12th grade
5.5
CI 4.2 / 7.2
SE 0.729
4.7
CI 3.6 / 6.2
SE 0.621
3.5
CI 2.8 / 4.4
SE 0.409
3.3
CI 2.5 / 4.4
SE 0.488

Disparity