Journal article
Prevalence and Correlates of Firearm Ownership in the Homes of Fifth Graders: Birmingham, AL, Houston, TX, and Los Angeles, CA
Health education & behavior, Vol.41(3), pp.299-306
06/01/2014
DOI: 10.1177/1090198113512126
PMCID: PMC4707051
PMID: 24419969
Abstract
Firearms in the home are associated with increased injury risk, especially when loaded and unlocked. In this study, 5,010 fifth-graders and their caregivers in three U.S. metropolitan areas participated in the 2004-2006 Healthy Passages study on adolescent health. Firearm ownership and storage patterns were examined by four self-reported sociodemographic characteristics (child's race/ethnicity, child's gender, family socioeconomic status, and study site) and reasons for ownership. Eighteen percent (n = 880) of the families reported firearms in the home. Families with African American and Hispanic children had lower odds of owning firearms than families with non-Hispanic White children. The most common reasons for ownership were protection from crime and hunting. Six percent (n = 56) of the families with firearms stored at least one firearm unlocked, assembled, without a trigger lock, and with unlocked ammunition. Compared with families with non-Hispanic White children, families with African American children engaged in safer storage practices. Results can inform childhood firearm injury prevention activities.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Prevalence and Correlates of Firearm Ownership in the Homes of Fifth Graders: Birmingham, AL, Houston, TX, and Los Angeles, CA
- Creators
- David C Schwebel - University of Alabama at BirminghamTerri Lewis - University of Alabama at BirminghamThomas R Simon - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMarc N Elliott - RAND CorporationSara L Toomey - Boston Children's HospitalSusan R Tortolero - The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonPaula M Cuccaro - The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonMark A Schuster - Harvard University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Health education & behavior, Vol.41(3), pp.299-306
- DOI
- 10.1177/1090198113512126
- PMID
- 24419969
- PMCID
- PMC4707051
- NLM abbreviation
- Health Educ Behav
- ISSN
- 1090-1981
- eISSN
- 1552-6127
- Grant note
- U19DP002663 / NCCDPHP CDC HHS U19 DP002663 / NCCDPHP CDC HHS U19DP002665 / NCCDPHP CDC HHS U19 DP002665 / NCCDPHP CDC HHS CC999999 / Intramural CDC HHS U19 DP002664 / NCCDPHP CDC HHS U19DP002664 / NCCDPHP CDC HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Research Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984949188402771
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