State and local prevalence of firearms ownership measurement, structure, and trends

被引：180

作者：

Azrael, D

Cook, PJ ^{[1
]}

Miller, M

机构：

[1] Duke Univ, Sanford Inst Publ Policy, Durham, NC 27708 USA

[2] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Boston, MA 02115 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE CRIMINOLOGY | 2004年 / 20卷 / 01期

关键词：

gun prevalence; proxy variables; measurement; suicide; violence;

D O I：

10.1023/B:JOQC.0000016699.11995.c7

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律];

学科分类号：

0301 ;

摘要：

Of the readily computed proxies for the prevalence of gun ownership, one, the percentage of suicides committed with a gun, is most highly correlated with survey-based estimates. It is the best choice for use in cross-section analysis of the effect of gun prevalence on crime patterns across states and larger counties. Analysis of this proxy measure for the period 1979 - 1997 demonstrates that the geographic structure of gun ownership has been highly stable. That structure is closely linked to rural tradition. There is, however, some tendency toward homogenization over this period, with high-prevalence states trending down and low-prevalence states trending up.

引用

页码：43 / 62

页数：20

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