Differences in beliefs about COVID-19 by gun ownership: a cross-sectional survey of Texas adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We investigated the association between gun ownership and perceptions about COVID-19 among Texas adults as the pandemic emerged. We considered perceived likelihood that the pandemic would lead to civil unrest, perceived importance of taking precautions to prevent transmission and perceptions that the threat of COVID-19 has been exaggerated.

Methods

Data were collected from 5 to 12 April 2020, shortly after Texas' stay-at-home declaration. We generated a sample using random digit dial methods for a telephone survey (n=77, response rate=8%) and by randomly selecting adults from an ongoing panel to complete the survey online (n=1120, non-probability sample). We conducted a logistic regression to estimate differences in perceptions by gun ownership. To account for bia

SUBMITTER: Johnson RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8627366 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature