TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Sociodemographic predictors of firearm suicide among older white males
JO  - Gerontologist
A1  - Kaplan, Meg S.
A1  - Adamek, M. E.
A1  - Geling, O.
SP  - 530
EP  - 533
VL  - 36
IS  - 4
N2  - Compared to women, younger males, and other racial/ethnic groups in the United States, white males 65 and over have the highest suicide rates. Using the Mortality Detail Files (1989-1991), this study examined the sociodemographic factors associated with late life firearm (vs other methods) suicide among white males. White males aged 65-84 residing in nonmetropolitan areas who were married, divorced, or widowed and with less than a high school education were significantly more likely to have killed themselves with a firearm than with other methods. Policy initiatives and community interventions should incorporate knowledge of those demographic subgroups most at risk for firearm suicide.
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SN  - 0016-9013
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -