New study on CSPAN this am

[Sancho]

1 in 3 own guns, only 6% hunt, about 10% have safety training...that's what I thought the author said. Lots of gun ownership is related to "gun culture" and "gun social groups".

Now you can see why it's dangerous out there!!!

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http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/early/2015/06/09/injuryprev-2015-041586

"Gun ownership and social gun culture"

We assessed gun ownership rates in 2013 across the USA and the association between exposure to a social gun culture and gun ownership. We used data from a nationally representative sample of 4000 US adults, from 50 states and District of Columbia, aged >18 years to assess gun ownership and social gun culture performed in October 2013. State-level firearm policy information was obtained from the Brady Law Center and Injury Prevention and Control Center. One-third of Americans reported owning a gun, ranging from 5.2% in Delaware to 61.7% in Alaska. Gun ownership was 2.25-times greater among those reporting social gun culture (PR=2.25, 95% CI 2.02 to 2.52) than those who did not. In conclusion, we found strong association between social gun culture and gun ownership. Gun cultures may need to be considered for public health strategies that aim to change gun ownership in the USA.
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[jimmy the one]

1. dunno what to make of it

Odd, one sentence claims 'One-third of Americans reported owning a gun', while figure 2 claims the national gun ownership rate = 29.1%. One third would be approx. 33.3%
Are they simply rounding off 29.1% approx. to 'one third'? .. if so, this is not valid; 3 in 10 I could buy, but not one in 3.

I've added 1-6 numerical divisions, presumably:
Gun ownership was measured using six questions that asked status of gun ownership such as whether being a gun owner, 1) the gun was gifted, 2) bought before year 2000, 3) bought after 2000, 4) the gun was used for hunting, 5) have attended gun safety classes and 6) whether the owner advocated responsible gun ownership. We categorised the individual as a gun owner if they responded ‘yes’ to any of these six questions. Individual responses were not mutually exclusive.
http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/early/2015/06/09/injuryprev-2015-041586.full

Clear as mud.

Social gun culture was measured using four questions that assessed whether an individual's ‘social circle thinks less of them if they did not own a gun’, ‘family thinks less of them not owning a gun’, ‘social life with family involves guns’ and ‘social life with friends involves guns’. We defined exposure to social gun culture if one of the four questions was answered as ‘yes’

this I believe true: Gun ownership was 31% more likely among those living in states with least stringent gun policies and 51% more likely among those living in states with high gun death rates