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Table 2 Characteristics of Rifle and Shotgun Use Among Firearm Suicides

From: Prevalence of long gun use in Maryland firearm suicides

Variables

Total

n = 3931

Rifle

n = 330 (%)

χ2

p

Shotgun n = 786 (%)

χ2

p

Sex

 Female

409

14 (3.4%)

14.7

< .001**

48 (11.7%)

19.5

< .001**

 Male

3522

316 (9.0%)

  

738 (21.0%)

  

Race

 Non-White

706

29 (4.1%)

20.6

< .001**

88 (12.5%)

30.5

< .001**

 White

3225

301 (9.33%)

  

698 (21.6%)

  

Age (years)

  < 18

83

18 (21.7%)

21.3

< .001**

19 (22.9%)

51.5

< .001**

 18–24

353

30 (8.5%)

  

101 (28.6%)

  

 25–44

1057

92 (8.7%)

  

216 (20.4%)

  

 45–64

1441

119 (8.3%)

  

320 (22.2%)

  

 65+

997

71 (7.1%)

  

130 (13.0%)

  

NCHS Rurality

 Urban (1)

280

12 (4.3%)

13.1

.022*

35 (12.5%)

47.3

< .001**

 2

2736

222 (8.1%)

  

528 (19.3%)

  

 3

314

35 (11.2%)

  

73 (23.3%)

  

 4

202

22 (10.9%)

  

50 (24.8%)

  

 5

82

9 (11.0%)

  

27 (32.9%)

  

 Rural (6)

95

11 (12.6%)

  

38 (40.0%)

  

Alcohol (BAC)

  < 0.08%

2825

239 (8.5%)

.19

.661

550 (19.5%)

5.2

.023*

  > 0.08%

850

76 (8.9%)

  

196 (23.06%)

  

Season

 Non-Hunting

3794

312 (8.2%)

4.15

.042*

762 (20.1%)

.5

.461

 Hunting Season

137

18 (13.1%)

  

24 (17.5%)

  
  1. NCHS Rurality National Center for Health Statistics Urban-Rural Classification Scheme for Counties. Hunting Season includes annual weeks 49–50. BAC Blood Alcohol Content
  2. N’s range from 3675 to 3931 due to occasional missing data
  3. * p < .05 ** p < .001