Declining Use of Firearms to Commit Suicide in Alabama in the 1980s.

Liu, Tiepu; Waterbor, John W.

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ERIC Number: EJ500916

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Publication Date: 1995

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Declining Use of Firearms to Commit Suicide in Alabama in the 1980s.

Liu, Tiepu; Waterbor, John W.

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v30 n2 p145-53 1994-95

An analysis of suicide methods revealed that 78.7 percent of one state's suicides used a firearm. Whites had a higher risk of using firearms in suicide than nonwhites. Married, widowed, and divorced persons were more likely to use a firearm than those who had never married. Other findings are discussed. (RJM)

Descriptors: Age, Death, Females, Guns, Males, Psychological Patterns, Racial Differences, Self Destructive Behavior, Self Injurious Behavior, Sex Differences, Suicide

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Alabama

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