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- Matthew Miller, Deborah Azrael, and David Hemenway.
- Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass 02115, USA. mmiller@hsph.harvard.edu
- Am J Public Health. 2002 Dec 1;92(12):1988-93.
ObjectivesIn this study we explored the association between rates of household firearm ownership and homicide across the United States, by age groups.MethodsWe used cross-sectional time-series data (1988-1997) to estimate the association between rates of household firearm ownership and homicide.ResultsIn region- and state-level analyses, a robust association between rates of household firearm ownership and homicide was found. Regionally, the association exists for victims aged 5 to 14 years and those 35 years and older. At the state level, the association exists for every age group over age 5, even after controlling for poverty, urbanization, unemployment, alcohol consumption, and nonlethal violent crime.ConclusionsAlthough our study cannot determine causation, we found that in areas where household firearm ownership rates were higher, a disproportionately large number of people died from homicide.
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