+ The gender gap among teen survey respondents: why are boys more likely to report a gun in the home than girls?
- Author:
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Cook, P. J. / Sorenson, S.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Journal of Quantitative Criminology
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gender, Ownership
- Keywords:
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Child, Family Health, Household Gun, Parent
The authors analyzed data from the California Health Interview Survey of 2001 that includes over 4,000 marital households. Both a parent and adolescent child (12-17 years old) were asked whether there...
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+ Gun carrying among male adolescents as a function of gun ownership in the general population
- Author:
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Wintemute, G. J.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Ann Emerg Med
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gender, Gun Carrying, Ownership
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, gun suicide, prevalence of gun ownership
The author evaluated whether male adolescent gun carrying is positively associated with the prevalence of gun ownership in the general population, using state-level data on student gun carrying from the...
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+ Gun Culture and Symbolism Among U.K. and U.S. Women
- Author:
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Cooke, C.A / Puddifoot, J.E.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Journal of Social Psychology
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gender, International, Ownership, Social Science.
- Keywords:
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Gun culture, attitudes, symbolism, young women
Using data generated from surveying 108 young women in the U.K. and 91in the United States, the authors explore the attitudes of these women toward the possession and use of guns, and the perceived functional...
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+ Are Household Firearms Stored Safely? It Depends on Whom You Ask
- Author:
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Azrael, D. / Miller, M. / Hemenway, D
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- BMJ: British Medical Journal
- Topics:
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Education/Counseling, Gender, Ownership, Storage
- Keywords:
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Children, Gun ownership, Household, gun storage
Using data from a nationally representative random digit-dial telephone survey conducted from March 1999 through July1999, the authors explore the accuracy of gun storage information provided by adults...
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+ Gun Control Attitudes and the Criminal Justice Student: Do Differences Exist?
- Author:
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Payne, Brian K. / Riedel Jr, Robert
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- College Student Journal
- Topics:
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Ethnicity, Gender, Ownership, Students, Urban/Rural
- Keywords:
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GUN control, STUDENTS -- United States, UNITED States
The authors assessed the attitudes of students towards gun control, using a sample of 119 criminal justice majors and 135 students enrolled in general studies and interdisciplinary courses in a medium-sized...
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+ Community Firearms, Community Fear
- Author:
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Miller, M / Azrael, D./ / Hemenway, D.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Epidemiology
- Topics:
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Ethnicity, Gender, Legislation and Policy, Ownership, Social Science.
- Keywords:
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Fear, Firearms, Gender, PSYCHOLOGY, Race, guns, race, risk, urban environment
Using data generated from a nationally representative random digit-dial telephone survey, the authors examine how perceptions of safety are influenced as more people in a community acquire firearms. 51%...
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+ Transgenerational persistence of education as a health risk: Findings from the Women Physicians' Health Study
- Author:
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Frank, E. / Elon, L. / Hogue, C.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Journal of Womens Health & Gender-Based Medicine
- Topics:
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Gender, Ownership, Social Science, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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gun, socioeconomic status
The authors examined the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) on morbidity and mortality across generations, using SES and health data from a random selection of 2500 physicians from each of the last...
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