Public Concern About Violence, Firearms, and the COVID-19 Pandemic in California.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Violence is a significant public health problem that has become entwined with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Objective

To describe individuals' concerns regarding violence in the context of the pandemic, experiences of pandemic-related unfair treatment, prevalence of and reasons for firearm acquisition, and changes in firearm storage practices due to the pandemic.

Design, setting, and participants

This survey study used data from the 2020 California Safety and Well-being Survey, a probability-based internet survey of California adults conducted from July 14 to 27, 2020. Respondents came from the Ipsos KnowledgePanel, an online research panel with members selected using address-based sampling methods. Responses were weighted to be represen

SUBMITTER: Kravitz-Wirtz N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7783542 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature