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Table 231.70. Percentage of students ages 12-18 who reported having access to a loaded gun, without adult permission, at school or away from school during the school year, by selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 2007 through 2015
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Student or school characteristic 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
1 2 3 4 5 6
Total 6.7 (0.40) 5.5   (0.47) 4.7   (0.43) 3.7   (0.38) 4.2   (0.48)
                             
Sex                            
Male 8.4 (0.56) 7.6   (0.72) 5.6   (0.59) 3.9   (0.56) 5.3   (0.63)
Female 5.0 (0.47) 3.4   (0.44) 3.6   (0.44) 3.4   (0.35) 3.1   (0.50)
                             
Race/ethnicity1                            
White 7.7 (0.55) 6.4   (0.60) 5.3   (0.50) 4.2   (0.45) 5.2   (0.67)
Black 6.2 (0.98) 3.9   (0.92) 4.1   (0.86) 3.4   (0.78) 3.3   (0.79)
Hispanic 4.8 (0.79) 4.9   (0.90) 4.1   (0.89) 3.0   (0.71) 2.8   (0.65)
Asian (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Other 9.3 (2.30) 5.4 ! (2.40)   (†) 4.7 ! (1.79) 6.5   (1.82)
                             
Grade                            
6th 2.4 (0.64) 0.8 ! (0.40) 2.0 ! (0.89)   (†) 1.7 ! (0.65)
7th 2.6 (0.56) 3.6   (0.84) 3.0   (0.63) 2.0   (0.50) 3.0   (0.66)
8th 3.2 (0.63) 3.2   (0.63) 2.9   (0.60) 2.4   (0.62) 2.6   (0.58)
9th 6.8 (0.98) 4.4   (0.80) 4.0   (0.75) 3.3   (0.80) 3.3   (0.72)
10th 9.2 (1.13) 7.3   (1.02) 5.3   (0.70) 4.7   (0.80) 4.7   (1.07)
11th 9.9 (1.00) 7.6   (1.16) 6.4   (1.06) 5.9   (0.99) 6.4   (1.10)
12th 12.3 (1.33) 9.8   (1.44) 8.2   (1.06) 5.8   (0.99) 7.3   (1.08)
                             
Urbanicity2                            
Urban 5.8 (0.67) 4.7   (0.72) 4.1   (0.61) 3.2   (0.54) 3.4   (0.73)
Suburban 6.4 (0.59) 5.5   (0.57) 4.9   (0.55) 3.7   (0.46) 4.4   (0.60)
Rural 9.1 (1.04) 7.1   (1.39) 4.9   (0.92) 4.6   (0.91) 5.0   (1.20)
                             
Control of school                            
Public 6.9 (0.44) 5.8   (0.49) 4.8   (0.42) 3.7   (0.40) 4.4   (0.52)
Private 4.5 (0.88) 2.3 ! (0.83) 3.2 ! (0.98) 3.6   (1.01) 2.0 ! (0.76)
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1 Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. "Other" includes American Indians/Alaska Natives, Pacific Islanders, and persons of Two or more races.
2 Refers to the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status of the respondent's household as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Categories include "central city of an MSA (Urban)," "in MSA but not in central city (Suburban)," and "not MSA (Rural)."
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey, 2007 through 2015. (This table was prepared August 2016.)

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