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Table 5 Incidence of suicide where availability or use are not consistent with licence status.

From: Who uses firearms as a means of suicide? A population study exploring firearm accessibility and method choice

  

Age

 
  

<25

25-64

65+

Comparison ARIA1/ARIA2

Current firearm licence - other suicide method used

Males

ARIA1

9 (60.0%)

n = 15

61 (45.2%)

n = 135

9 (26.5%)

n = 34

79 (42.9%)

n = 184

 

ARIA2

0 (0%)

n = 3

17 (30.9%)

n = 55

5 (26.3%)

n = 19

22 (28.6%)

n = 77

Females

ARIA1

0 (0%)

n = 0

4 (50.0%)

n = 8

0 (0%)

n = 0

4 (50.0%)

n = 8

 

ARIA2

0 (0%)

n = 0

1 (50.0%)

n = 2

2 (66.7%)

n = 3

3 (60.0%)

n = 5

No licence history - firearm suicide method used

Males

ARIA1

25 (5.8%)

n = 433

116 (6.5%)

n = 1,776

43 (16.5%)

n = 261

184 (7.4%)

n = 2470

 

ARIA2

15 (11.4%)

n = 132

37 (10.9%)

n = 341

15 (25.9%)

n = 58

67 (12.6%)

n = 531

Females

ARIA1

5 (4.1%)

n = 121

8 (1.4%)

n = 558

3 (3.9%)

n = 77

16 (2.1%)

n = 756

 

ARIA2

3 (7.9%)

n = 38

6 (6.4%)

n = 94

0 (0%)

n = 7

9 (6.5%)

n = 139

  1. ARIA = Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia; ARIA1 = highly accessible or accessible localities; ARIA2 = moderately accessible, remote or very remote localities.
  2. (Note: data presented by observed number in group, % of group and total number in group (all methods). Six cases without a licence could not have their ARIA score determined.)