Geographic and Demographic Differences in the Proportion of Individuals Living in Households With a Firearm, 1990-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Measures of the proportion of individuals living in households with a firearm (HFR), over time, across states, and by demographic groups are needed to evaluate disparities in firearm violence and the effects of firearm policies.

Objective

To estimate HFR across states, years, and demographic groups in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

In this survey study, substate HFR totals from 1990 to 2018 were estimated using bayesian multilevel regression with poststratification to analyze survey data on HFR from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the General Social Survey. HFR was estimated for 16 substate demographic groups defined by gender, race, marital status, and urbanicity in each state and year.

Exposures

Survey responses indica

SUBMITTER: Morral AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10902733 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature