Southern Subculture, Personal Violence (Suicide and Homicide), and Firearms

1 October 1987

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying

Vol. 17 (2) , 183-186
https://doi.org/10.2190/p353-ptlr-dbpx-jtxa

Abstract

A study of the continental United States showed that an index of “southernness” was associated with the homicide rate but not with the suicide rate. However, the rate of suicide by firearms and the rate of lethal accidents with firearms were both associated with this index of southernness. Controls for latitude and longitude did not eliminate these associations.

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