Income Inequality, Household Income, and Mass Shooting in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Mass shootings are becoming a more common occurrence in the United States. Data show that mass shootings increased steadily over the past nearly 50 years. Crucial is that the wide-ranging adverse effects of mass shootings generate negative mental health outcomes on millions of Americans, including fear, anxiety, and ailments related to such afflictions. This study extends previous research that finds a strong positive relationship between income inequality and mass shootings by examining the effect of household income as well as the interaction between inequality and income. To conduct our analyses, we compile a panel dataset with information across 3,144 counties during the years 1990 to 2015. Mass shootings was measured using a broad definition of three or more victim injuries. Income in

SUBMITTER: Cabrera JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6199901 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature