Firearm ownership among American veterans: findings from the 2015 National Firearm Survey.
Firearm ownership among American veterans: findings from the 2015 National Firearm Survey.
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DOI：
10.1186/s40621-017-0130-y
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发表时间：
2017-12-19
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2.2
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Miller M
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作者：
Cleveland EC;Azrael D;Simonetti JA;Miller M
虽然大多数退伍军人自杀涉及枪支，但没有当代数据描述美国退伍军人的枪支所有权。这项研究使用调查数据来描述枪支所有权的流行率在全国代表性的样本退伍军人，以及退伍军人的枪支所有权的原因。2015年进行的具有全国代表性的跨部门网络调查。近一半的退伍军人拥有一件或多件枪支（44.9%，95%CI 41.3-48.6%），男性退伍军人比女性退伍军人更常拥有枪支（47.2%，95%CI 43.4-51.0% vs 24.4%，95%CI 15.6-36.1%）。大多数退伍军人拥有手枪和长枪（56.5%，95% CI 51.1-61.8%）;大多数人认为保护是拥有枪支的主要原因（63.1%，95% CI 58.2-67.8%）。目前的研究是第一个提供有关美国退伍军人枪支所有权的详细的全国代表性信息。更好地了解退伍军人的枪支所有权可以有效地为正在进行的自杀预防工作提供信息，旨在促进脆弱退伍军人在危险时期的致命手段安全。本文的在线版本（10.1186/s40621-017-0130-y）包含补充材料，可供授权用户使用。
While the majority of veteran suicides involve firearms, no contemporary data describing firearm ownership among US veterans are available. This study uses survey data to describe the prevalence of firearm ownership among a nationally representative sample of veterans, as well as veterans’ reasons for firearm ownership. A cross-sectional, nationally representative web-based survey conducted in 2015. Nearly half of all veterans own one or more firearms (44.9%, 95% CI 41.3–48.6%), with male veterans more commonly owning firearms than do female veterans (47.2%, 95% CI 43.4–51.0% versus 24.4%, 95%CI 15.6–36.1%). Most veteran firearm owners own both handguns and long guns (56.5%, 95% CI 51.1–61.8%); a majority cite protection as a primary reason for firearm ownership (63.1%, 95% CI 58.2–67.8%). The current study is the first to provide detailed, nationally representative information about firearm ownership among U.S. veterans. Better understanding firearm ownership among veterans can usefully inform ongoing suicide prevention efforts aiming to facilitate lethal means safety among vulnerable veterans during at-risk periods. The online version of this article (10.1186/s40621-017-0130-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.