Prevalence and Correlates of Firearm Ownership in the Homes of Fifth Graders: Birmingham, AL, Houston, TX, and Los Angeles, CA

Autor/inn/en	Schwebel, David C.; Lewis, Terri; Simon, Thomas R.; Elliott, Marc N.; Toomey, Sara L.; Tortolero, Susan R.; Cuccaro, Paula M.; Schuster, Mark A.
Titel	Prevalence and Correlates of Firearm Ownership in the Homes of Fifth Graders: Birmingham, AL, Houston, TX, and Los Angeles, CA
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 41 (2014) 3, S.299-306 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198113512126
Schlagwörter	Weapons; Grade 5; Elementary School Students; Family Environment; Incidence; Ownership; Correlation; Injuries; Risk; Race; Ethnicity; Gender Differences; Metropolitan Areas; Socioeconomic Status; Crime; Child Safety; Prevention; Regression (Statistics); Alabama; California; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weapon; Waffe; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Familienmilieu; Vorkommen; Eigentum; Korrelation; Risiko; Rasse; Abstammung; Ethnizität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ballungsraum; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Kalifornien
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. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10