Association between state minimum wage and firearm suicides in the USA, 2000–2020
Increasing a state's minimum wage may be a policy option to consider as part of a comprehensive approach to reducing firearm suicides. These findings expand the evidence base for how economic policies may be leveraged to reduce firearm suicides.
Authors
- Alexander D. McCourt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3524-3454)
- Candace Girod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4246-7894)
- May S Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6814-9819)
- Molly Merrill-Francis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1872-3544)
- Christopher Dunphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6929-1171)
- Natalie Lennon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4749-092X)
- Gabrielle F. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8031-8558)
- Catherine Grady
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Prevention
- Published
- 2024-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2024-045266
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.06