非裔美国成年人对枪支和暴力的看法。
African-American adults' perceptions of guns and violence.
作者信息
Price J H, Kandakai T L, Casler S, Everett S, Smith D
机构信息
Department of Health Promotion, University of Toledo, OH 43606.
出版信息
J Natl Med Assoc. 1994 Jun;86(6):426-32.
This study examined African-American adults' perceptions of guns and violence. Through a mall intercept type study, 347 adults, ages 20 to 75, responded to a 54-item questionnaire. One third of the respondents claimed they owned one or more types of guns, three fourths had personally known someone who had been shot, more than one third had actually seen someone shot, and one third had a gun pulled on them. While the vast majority (84%) believed guns are too easy to obtain, the majority (62%) also believed that having a gun at home would help protect them. There were no significant differences in perceptions of guns based on age, gender, level of education, or socioeconomic status. The results of this study tend to substantiate the concern and fear of personal harm that African Americans have to contend with on a regular basis. The results also suggest the need for some form of educational intervention and gun safety training in order to help reduce the risk of death and injury among African Americans.
本研究调查了非裔美国成年人对枪支和暴力的看法。通过一项商场拦截式研究，347名年龄在20至75岁之间的成年人回答了一份包含54个项目的问卷。三分之一的受访者声称他们拥有一种或多种枪支，四分之三的人认识曾被枪击的人，超过三分之一的人实际目睹过有人被枪击，三分之一的人曾遭遇有人用枪指着他们。虽然绝大多数（84%）的人认为枪支太容易获取，但大多数（62%）的人也认为在家中拥有枪支有助于保护自己。在对枪支的看法上，年龄、性别、教育程度或社会经济地位方面均无显著差异。本研究结果倾向于证实非裔美国人日常不得不应对的对人身伤害的担忧和恐惧。结果还表明需要某种形式的教育干预和枪支安全培训，以帮助降低非裔美国人的伤亡风险。
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