Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, IL, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2021 Jun;36(11-12):5761-5774. doi: 10.1177/0886260518807216. Epub 2018 Oct 24.
Homicide is a preventable public health issue that has detrimental effects on both victims and witnesses and increases health care costs. From 2006 to 2015, homicide has been the second leading cause of death for youth aged 15 to 24 years in the United States. Educational attainment has been widely regarded as a protective factor against justice system involvement and violent injury. We conducted a time-trend analysis examining educational attainment levels for male victims of homicide aged 18 to 24 years in the City of Chicago, 2006 to 2015, to describe the educational attainment of youth homicide victims in Chicago. We used data from the Illinois Violent Death Reporting System and the United States Census Bureau from 2006 to 2015. Cases included male victims of homicide, 18 to 24 years of age, the injury leading to death occurred in the City of Chicago, injury leading to death occurred between 2006 and 2015, and whether or not a high school degree or equivalent had been obtained. Data were described over time using percentages and rates per 100,000 with 95% confidence intervals. Chicago male homicide victims aged 18 to 24 years were less likely to have at least a high school degree than the general population of males aged 18 to 24 years in Chicago. The homicide rate for males aged 18 to 24 years without a high school degree was significantly higher than those with a high school degree or equivalent for every time point, except 2007, and also in four of the seven Chicago Planning Regions when compared with the other three. We found there is a concentrated risk pool for undereducated male youth in Chicago.
杀人是一个可预防的公共卫生问题，对受害者和证人都有不利影响，并增加医疗保健成本。从 2006 年到 2015 年，杀人是美国 15 至 24 岁青年的第二大死因。教育程度被广泛认为是免受司法系统干预和暴力伤害的保护因素。我们进行了一项时间趋势分析，研究了 2006 年至 2015 年期间芝加哥市 18 至 24 岁男性杀人案受害者的教育程度，以描述芝加哥青年杀人案受害者的教育程度。我们使用了 2006 年至 2015 年期间来自伊利诺伊州暴力死亡报告系统和美国人口普查局的数据。案例包括 18 至 24 岁的男性杀人案受害者，导致死亡的伤害发生在芝加哥市，导致死亡的伤害发生在 2006 年至 2015 年期间，以及是否获得了高中文凭或同等学历。数据随时间用百分比和每 10 万人的比率（95%置信区间）进行描述。与芝加哥 18 至 24 岁的男性总人口相比，18 至 24 岁的芝加哥男性杀人案受害者获得至少高中文凭的可能性较低。在没有高中文凭的 18 至 24 岁男性中，除了 2007 年，每一个时间点的杀人率都明显高于那些拥有高中文凭或同等学历的人，而且在与其他三个区相比的七个芝加哥规划区中的四个区也是如此。我们发现，在芝加哥，教育程度较低的男性青年存在一个集中的风险群体。
