拥有枪支和自杀的黑人和白人人口统计模式,2021年
概括
白人和黑人成年人表现出类似的枪支拥有人口统计数据,但不同的自杀模式. 黑人拥有枪支并不能解释高比例的枪支自杀或与年龄相关的自杀率在黑人成年人中急剧下降.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 枪支自杀率和方法在美国的种族人口统计学上有很大差异.
- 了解枪支所有权模式和自杀人口统计数据之间的相互作用对于有针对性的公共卫生干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较白人和黑人成年人拥有枪支的人口结构.
- 分析种族特定的枪支,非枪支和总自杀率.
- 为了检查种族群体中涉及枪支自杀的百分比.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自国家枪支调查的2021年数据,这是一个全国代表性样本,有超过19,000名成年人.
- 按种族,性别,人口普查地区,城市化和年龄分类的枪支所有权和自杀率.
- 白人和黑人成年人之间枪支所有者和自杀受害者的人口特征的比较.
主要成果:
- 白人成年人报告持枪率高 (33%),比黑人成年人高 (24%),在自杀中使用枪支比例相似 (56%对58%).
- 拥有枪支的人口结构模式是相似的:女性,东北地区居民,大都市居民和年轻人中持枪率较低.
- 自杀率在老年白人和非大都会地区是最高的,与大都会和非大都会地区年轻黑人中更高的自杀率形成鲜明对比.
结论:
- 黑人成年人中自我报告的枪支所有权水平和模式并不能解释高比例的枪支自杀.
- 黑人成年人中与年龄相关的自杀率急剧下降,目前的枪支所有权数据仍然无法解释.
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