TABLE 1.
Unadjusted analyses of cases and controls in terms of situational and individual characteristics
| All intentionally self-inflicted gun injuries |
Gun suicides |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Controls | Cases | Controls | ||
| Situational characteristics | Acute alcohol consumption (%) | ||||
| None | 69.1 | 89.1 | 69.0 | 90.9 | |
| Nonexcessive | 12.2 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 8.7 | |
| Excessive | 18.8 | 0.3 | 19.9 | 0.3 | |
| Alcohol outlet availability (%) | |||||
| Low | 54.7 | 47.7 | 54.1 | 47.7 | |
| High | 45.3 | 52.3 | 45.9 | 52.3 | |
| Low on-premise | 54.1 | 48.1 | 54.1 | 48.0 | |
| High on-premise | 45.9 | 52.0 | 45.9 | 52.0 | |
| Low off-premise | 48.7 | 51.6 | 47.3 | 50.9 | |
| High off-premise | 51.4 | 48.4 | 52.7 | 49.1 | |
| Being outdoors (%) | 16.2 | 5.8 | 15.8 | 5.9 | |
| Surrounding area | |||||
| Blacks (mean: 1,000 people/mile) | 12.8 | 15.8 | 12.5 | 15.6 | |
| Hispanics (mean: 1,000 people/mile) | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | |
| Unemployment (mean: 1,000 people/mile) | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |
| Income (mean: million dollars/mile) | 602.4 | 656.3 | 611.5 | 649.4 | |
| College educated (mean: 1,000 people/mile) | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | |
| Individual characteristics | Age (mean, years) | 48.1 | 47.5 | 48.5 | 47.9 |
| Black (%) | 37.8 | 37.4 | 36.3 | 36.6 | |
| Male (%) | 87.2 | 86.4 | 87.7 | 86.9 | |
| Hispanic (%) | 6.9 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 3.0 | |
| Unemployed (%) | 13.4 | 9.6 | 14.0 | 9.2 | |
| Education (mean, yrs) | 12.0 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 12.7 | |
| Married or with a partner (%) | 36.3 | 59.7 | 33.4 | 60.5 | |