State-level household gun ownership proxy dataset, 1949–2020
This dataset expands an existing proxy for U.S. household gun ownership rates, known as the rate of firearm suicides divided by all suicides (FSS), covering 1949–2020, with newly added data for the 1949–1972 period. For each state and year, the dataset provides the count and population-adjusted rate...
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| description | This dataset expands an existing proxy for U.S. household gun ownership rates, known as the rate of firearm suicides divided by all suicides (FSS), covering 1949–2020, with newly added data for the 1949–1972 period. For each state and year, the dataset provides the count and population-adjusted rate of suicides, firearm suicides, homicides, and firearm homicides, among other figures. The first 30 years of firearm suicide/homicide counts were transcribed from scanned National Center for Health Statistics reports; later figures come from the CDC's WONDER and WISQARS systems. Unlike other measures of gun prevalence that focus on national or regional variation, this proxy captures trends in household gun ownership at the state level. Moreover, it does not rely on self-reported data, which are susceptible to social desirability bias. To the best of our knowledge, this extended proxy dataset represents the longest-ranging collection of state-level gun ownership rates available to date. By utilizing the FSS proxy, researchers can examine long-term patterns and changes in household gun ownership rates. This dataset also opens up opportunities to explore the effects of gun ownership on public health, social dynamics, policy, and other relevant areas of research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-abb1bec4981048f8b7a26f1bcff474162023-10-13T11:05:01ZengElsevierData in Brief2352-34092023-10-0150109548State-level household gun ownership proxy dataset, 1949–2020Megan Kang0Elizabeth Rasich1Department of Sociology, Princeton University, 107 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, United States; Crime Lab, The University of Chicago, 33 N. La Salle, Ste. 1600, Chicago, IL 60602, United States; Corresponding author at: Department of Sociology, Princeton University, 107 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, United States.Crime Lab, The University of Chicago, 33 N. La Salle, Ste. 1600, Chicago, IL 60602, United StatesThis dataset expands an existing proxy for U.S. household gun ownership rates, known as the rate of firearm suicides divided by all suicides (FSS), covering 1949–2020, with newly added data for the 1949–1972 period. For each state and year, the dataset provides the count and population-adjusted rate of suicides, firearm suicides, homicides, and firearm homicides, among other figures. The first 30 years of firearm suicide/homicide counts were transcribed from scanned National Center for Health Statistics reports; later figures come from the CDC's WONDER and WISQARS systems. Unlike other measures of gun prevalence that focus on national or regional variation, this proxy captures trends in household gun ownership at the state level. Moreover, it does not rely on self-reported data, which are susceptible to social desirability bias. To the best of our knowledge, this extended proxy dataset represents the longest-ranging collection of state-level gun ownership rates available to date. By utilizing the FSS proxy, researchers can examine long-term patterns and changes in household gun ownership rates. This dataset also opens up opportunities to explore the effects of gun ownership on public health, social dynamics, policy, and other relevant areas of research.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340923006480Firearm proxyHousehold gun ownership ratesFirearm suicideFirearm homicide |
| spellingShingle | Megan Kang Elizabeth Rasich State-level household gun ownership proxy dataset, 1949–2020 Data in Brief Firearm proxy Household gun ownership rates Firearm suicide Firearm homicide |
| title | State-level household gun ownership proxy dataset, 1949–2020 |
| title_full | State-level household gun ownership proxy dataset, 1949–2020 |
| title_fullStr | State-level household gun ownership proxy dataset, 1949–2020 |
| title_full_unstemmed | State-level household gun ownership proxy dataset, 1949–2020 |
| title_short | State-level household gun ownership proxy dataset, 1949–2020 |
| title_sort | state level household gun ownership proxy dataset 1949 2020 |
| topic | Firearm proxy Household gun ownership rates Firearm suicide Firearm homicide |
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