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Record ID: 5a3fc684-c78d-4f23-b9af-b5b93fa3396c
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100431
Type: Journal Article
Title: Societal determinants of violent death: The extent to which social, economic, and structural characteristics explain differences in violence across Australia, Canada, and the United States
Authors: Mackay, J. Morag
Ballesteros, Michael F.
Newton, Donovan
Murdoch, James
Berecki-Gisolf, Janneke
McClure, Roderick
Armstead, Theresa L
Marr, Angela
Wilkins, Natalie J.
Zhang, Xinjian
Mack, Karin A.
Clapperton, Angela J.
Macpherson, Alison
Sleet, David A
Kresnow-Sedacca, Marcie-jo
Year: 2019
Publisher: ScienceDirect
Citation: Volume 8, August 2019
Abstract:  In this ecological study, we attempt to quantify the extent to which differences in homicide and suicide death rates between three countries, and among states/provinces within those countries, may be explained by differences in their social, economic, and structural characteristics. We examine the relationship between state/province level measures of societal risk factors and state/province level rates of violent death (homicide and suicide) across Australia, Canada, and the United States. Census and mortality data from each of these three countries were used. Rates of societal level characteristics were assessed and included residential instability, self-employment, income inequality, gender economic inequity, economic stress, alcohol outlet density, and employment opportunities). Residential instability, self-employment, and income inequality were associated with rates of both homicide and suicide and gender economic inequity was associated with rates of suicide only. This study opens lines of inquiry around what contributes to the overall burden of violence-related injuries in societies and provides preliminary findings on potential societal characteristics that are associated with differences in injury and violence rates across populations.
URI: https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16922
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