@article{ref1,
title="Firearm ownership and perceived risk of personal firearm injury",
journal="Injury prevention",
year="2020",
author="Schleimer, Julia P. and Wintemute, Garen J. and Kravitz-Wirtz, Nicole",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Despite evidence that firearm access in the home is a strong risk factor for firearm injury, firearms are owned more often for self-protection than for any other reason. In this cross-sectional study, we describe the association between firearm ownership and perceived risk of personal firearm injury using logistic regressions applied to data from the 2018 California Safety and Well-being Survey. Most respondents (57.7%) reported being very/somewhat worried about gun violence happening to them. Compared with non-owners in households without firearms, firearm owners were 60% (adjusted OR (aOR) 0.40, 95% CI: 0.27 to 0.58) less likely to be worried about gun violence happening to them; non-owners living in homes with firearms were 46% (aOR 0.54, 95% CI: 0.33 to 0.88) less likely. This suggests an underestimation of actuarial risk that conflicts with the available evidence, with important implications for public health messaging.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1353-8047",
doi="10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043869",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043869"
}