Table 1 Description of survey respondents (n =218)
From: Talking about firearm injury prevention with patients: a survey of medical residents
| Â | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
TOTAL | 225 | - |
Level of training | ||
 Resident | 183 | 83.9 |
 Fellow | 35 | 16.1 |
Gender | ||
 Male | 98 | 45.0 |
 Female | 119 | 54.6 |
 Other/Prefer not to say | 1 | 0.5 |
Age | ||
 25-34 | 188 | 85.8 |
 35-44 | 26 | 11.9 |
 45-54 | 5 | 2.3 |
Specialty category | ||
 Primary Carea | 104 | 50.7 |
 Surgery | 33 | 16.1 |
 Emergency | 24 | 11.7 |
 Psychiatry | 20 | 9.8 |
 Other | 24 | 16.1 |
Exposure to guns | ||
 Some lifetime exposure to firearmsb | 104 | 47.5 |
 Took a safety course | 49 | 22.4 |
 Owns a firearm | 30 | 13.7 |
 Used a firearm in the military | 9 | 4.1 |
 Lives in a gun household | 16 | 7.3 |
 Grew up in a house with guns | 67 | 30.6 |
 Fired a gun in the last year | 44 | 20.1 |
Some lifetime exposure to guns by gender | ||
 Male | 56 | 57.1 |
 Female | 47 | 39.5 |
Had education on firearms in medical education | 132 | 60.0 |
State attended high school | ||
 California | 116 | 53.5 |
 Other state | 90 | 41.5 |
 International | 11 | 5.1 |