Level of intention to die | (A) Risk of suicide by firearm at home relative to death from other causes | (B) Protective effect of safer firearm storage on risk of suicide by firearm at home | |
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Locked | Unloaded | ||
OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
Source: 1993 National Mortality Followback Survey (NMFS). *Model includes age; gender; race/ethnicity; education; region of residence; frequency of religious activities, physical activities, and contact with family/friends; avoidance/refusal of health care; and depressive symptoms. †Model includes age; gender; race/ethnicity; education; region of residence; frequency of religious activities, physical activities, and contact with family/friends; alcohol consumption; employment change; avoidance/refusal of health care; depressive symptoms; and visit(s) to a mental health professional. | |||
Group with relatively low intention to die* | 13.98 (5.70 to 34.33) | 0.18 (0.06 to 0.49) | 0.22 (0.08 to 0.57) |
Study sample (medium intention to die)† | 17.72 (10.18 to 30.85) | 0.39 (0.24 to 0.66) | 0.30 (0.18 to 0.49) |
Group with relatively high intention to die† | 36.74 (14.21 to 95.00) | 0.87 (0.29 to 2.64) | 0.63 (0.18 to 2.22) |