State estimates of household exposure to firearms, loaded firearms, and handguns, 1991 through 1995

Bibliographic Data

ID11039610
AuthorsK E Powell (0000-0002-9006-0466, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), B C Jacklin, Beth Jacklin, David E Nelson (0000-0002-5034-0885), Shayne D Bland, S Bland
Year1998
Volume88
Issue6
Pages969-972
Publication date1998-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.88.6.969
PMID9618633
OpenAlexW2118402994
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited15

OBJECTIVES: Variations among states in household exposure to firearms, loaded firearms, and handguns were examined. METHODS: Data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 22 states were used to estimate the prevalence of adults and children exposed to household firearms. RESULTS: The prevalence of adults living in households with firearms ranged from 12% to 57%; the corresponding ranges were 1% to 23% for loaded firearms and 5% to 36% for handguns. The prevalence of children less than 18 years of age living in households with loaded firearms ranged from 2% to 12%. CONCLUSIONS: Important variations among states exist in the prevalence of adults and children living in households with firearms, loaded firearms, and handguns

Environmental health · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Demography · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Medicine

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