1 in 5.56

The odds an adult in an urban community owns a firearm are 1 in 5.56 (US, 3/2004 - 6/2004).

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Azrael D, Hemenway D, Hepburn L, Miller M. The US gun stock: results from the 2004 national firearms survey. Injury Prevention. February 2007;13:15-19.

Current Population Survey, 2004 [Internet]. U.S. Census Bureau; Available from: http://www.census.gov/cps/

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urban

All territory, population, and housing units located within boundaries that encompass densely settled territory, consisting of core census block groups or blocks that have a population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile and surrounding census blocks that have an overall density of at least 500 people per square mile. Under certain conditions, less densely settled territory may be included, as determined by the Census Bureau.

Adult

A person aged 18 or older.

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Rounding Rules

Odds more likely than 1 in 10, such as 1 in 3.42, are rounded to three significant digits. Odds less likely than 1 in 10, such as 1 in 420.4, are rounded to four significant digits. Trailing zeros after the decimal point are dropped for readability, even though they may still be significant.

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Odds you won't see: 1 in 2.412; 63.042; 425,242c

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