@article{ref1,
title="Handgun carrying among White youth increasing in the United States: new evidence from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2002-2013",
journal="Preventive medicine",
year="2016",
author="Vaughn, Michael G. and Nelson, Erik J. and Salas-Wright, Christopher P. and DeLisi, Matt and Qian, Zhengmin",
volume="88",
number="",
pages="127-133",
abstract="The objective of the present study was to examine trends and correlates of handgun carrying among adolescents ages 12-17 in the United States. Data was derived from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) involving non-Hispanic white, African American, and Hispanic respondents ages 12-17 (n = 197,313) and spanning the years 2002-2013. Logistic regression was used to examine significance of trend year and correlates of previous 12-month handgun carrying. The overall self-reported prevalence of handgun carrying was 3.4%. The prevalence of handgun carrying during 2004-2005 was significantly higher for African-Americans (4.39%) compared to non-Hispanic whites (3.03%). However, by 2012-2013, non-Hispanic whites (4.08%) completely diverged and reported carrying handguns significantly more than both African-American (2.96%) and Hispanic (2.82%) youth. Male gender and a number of externalizing behaviors were significant correlates of handgun carrying; however, we also found evidence of differential correlates with regard to such factors as drug selling, parental affirmation, and income by race/ethnicity. To our knowledge, this is the largest study of handgun carrying among youth in the United States. <br><br>FINDINGS indicate that although at historically low levels handgun carrying is on the rise but only among non-Hispanic Whites. Differential correlates among racial/ethnic groups suggest prevention programming and policies may need modifications depending on group and geographic locale targeted.<br><br>Copyright © 2015. Published by Elsevier Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0091-7435",
doi="10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.03.024",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.03.024"
}