Taylor Bruce G, Mitchell Kimberly J, Turner Heather A, Sheridan-Johnson Jackie, Mumford Elizabeth A
NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, Maryland.
Crimes against Children Research Center (CCRC), University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire.
AJPM Focus. 2024 Nov 12;4(1):100294. doi: 10.1016/j.focus.2024.100294. eCollection 2025 Feb.
Guns were one of the leading causes of death in children and youth aged 0-24 years in the U.S. over the last decade, with large variations by sex, race, region, and income. This paper examines the rates of gun involvement for a group of youth and young adults in the U.S. from ages 10 years to 34 years across major demographic and background factors.
This is a cross-sectional nationally representative survey of participants recruited through an ongoing national research panel. Completed surveys were collected from 5,311 participants from September 2023 to January 2024.
Lifetime rates for carrying guns were 26.7%, gun violence victimization rates were 9.5%, and gun violence perpetration rates were 3.3%. High levels of past-year involvement with guns and gun violence were observed, with 13.9% carrying guns, gun violence victimization of 2.5%, and gun violence perpetration of 0.9%. Even more concerning, data indicate that 7.6% of the participants reported carrying a gun before age 18 years, 5.2% experienced gun violence victimization, and 1.8% perpetrated gun violence. Gun carrying and violence were higher by demographics, with a statistically significant difference for all demographic subgroups on at least 1 gun outcome.
High levels of exposure to guns and gun violence are experienced among a nationally representative population of young Americans, with rates varying considerably by demographic factors. On the basis of these demographic disparities in gun involvement, more work is needed to address community and other risk and protective factors across different levels of the social ecology, such as structural inequities associated with gun violence.
在过去十年中，枪支是美国0至24岁儿童和青少年的主要死因之一，在性别、种族、地区和收入方面存在很大差异。本文研究了美国一组年龄在10岁至34岁之间的青年和年轻成年人在主要人口统计学和背景因素方面的涉枪率。
这是一项通过正在进行的全国性研究小组招募参与者的具有全国代表性的横断面调查。2023年9月至2024年1月收集了5311名参与者的完整调查问卷。
终身持枪率为26.7%，枪支暴力受害率为9.5%，枪支暴力犯罪率为3.3%。观察到过去一年中涉枪和枪支暴力的发生率较高，13.9%的人持枪，2.5%的人遭受枪支暴力侵害，0.9%的人实施枪支暴力。更令人担忧的是，数据表明7.6%的参与者报告在18岁之前持枪，5.2%的人经历过枪支暴力侵害，1.8%的人实施过枪支暴力。持枪和暴力行为在人口统计学上存在差异，所有人口统计学亚组在至少一项枪支结果上存在统计学显著差异。
在具有全国代表性的美国年轻人群体中，枪支和枪支暴力的暴露率很高，且发生率因人口统计学因素而有很大差异。基于这些涉枪方面的人口统计学差异，需要开展更多工作来解决社会生态不同层面的社区及其他风险和保护因素，比如与枪支暴力相关的结构性不平等。
