"Bureau of Justice Statistics",,,,,,,,,,
"filename: frmdth.csv",,,,,,,,,,
"title:  Firearm deaths by intent",,,,,,,,,,
"data source:  National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics",,,,,,,,,,
"authors: Marianne W. Zawitz",,,,,,,,,,
"refer questions to: askbjs@usdoj.gov (202) 307-0765",,,,,,,,,,
"data of version: 7/15/04",,,,,,,,,,
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"Bureau of Justice Statistics",,,,,,,,,,
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"Firearm deaths by intent, 1991-2001",,,,,,,,,,
"Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics",,,,,,,,,,
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,"Number of firearm deaths",,,,,,"Percent of all firearm deaths",,,
"All ages",,,,,,,,,,
,"All","Unintentional","Suicide","Homicide","Undetermined",,"Unintentional","Suicide","Homicides","Other"
1991,38317,1441,18526,17986,364,,4%,48%,47%,1%
1992,37776,1409,18169,17790,408,,4%,48%,47%,1%
1993,39595,1521,18940,18571,563,,4%,48%,47%,1%
1994,38505,1356,18765,17866,518,,4%,49%,46%,1%
1995,35957,1225,18503,15835,394,,3%,51%,44%,1%
1996,34040,1134,18166,14327,413,,3%,53%,42%,1%
1997,32436,981,17566,13522,367,,3%,54%,42%,1%
1998,30708,866,17424,12102,316,,3%,57%,39%,1%
1999,28874,824,16599,10828,324,,3%,57%,38%,1%
2000,28663,776,16586,11071,230,,3%,58%,39%,1%
2001,29573,802,16869,11671,231,,3%,57%,39%,1%
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"Children  and teens",,,,,,,,,,
"(19 and under)",,,,,,,,,,
1991,5356,551,1436,3274,95,,10%,27%,61%,2%
1992,5379,501,1426,3362,90,,9%,27%,63%,2%
1993,5751,526,1460,3661,104,,9%,25%,64%,2%
1994,5833,512,1565,3619,137,,9%,27%,62%,2%
1995,5285,440,1450,3280,115,,8%,27%,62%,2%
1996,4643,376,1309,2866,92,,8%,28%,62%,2%
1997,4223,306,1262,2580,75,,7%,30%,61%,2%
1998,3792,262,1241,2215,74,,7%,33%,58%,2%
1999,3385,214,1078,1990,83,,6%,32%,59%,2%
2000,3042,193,1007,1806,36,,6%,33%,59%,1%
2001,2937,182,928,1797,30,,6%,32%,61%,1%
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"Children ",,,,,,,,,,
"(14 and under)",,,,,,,,,,
1991,813,227,156,421,9,,28%,19%,52%,1%
1992,895,216,175,484,20,,24%,20%,54%,2%
1993,957,205,187,543,22,,21%,20%,57%,2%
1994,872,185,188,469,30,,21%,22%,54%,3%
1995,853,181,184,463,25,,21%,22%,54%,3%
1996,693,138,162,380,13,,20%,23%,55%,2%
1997,630,142,127,347,14,,23%,20%,55%,2%
1998,612,121,154,317,20,,20%,25%,52%,3%
1999,489,88,103,282,15,,18%,21%,58%,3%
2000,436,86,110,230,10,,20%,25%,53%,2%
2001,414,72,90,246,6,,17%,22%,59%,1%
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"Teens 15-19",,,,,,,,,,
1991,4543,324,1280,2853,86,,7%,28%,63%,2%
1992,4484,285,1251,2878,70,,6%,28%,64%,2%
1993,4794,321,1273,3118,82,,7%,27%,65%,2%
1994,4961,327,1377,3150,107,,7%,28%,63%,2%
1995,4432,259,1266,2817,90,,6%,29%,64%,2%
1996,3950,238,1147,2486,79,,6%,29%,63%,2%
1997,3593,164,1135,2233,61,,5%,32%,62%,2%
1998,3180,141,1087,1898,54,,4%,34%,60%,2%
1999,2896,126,975,1708,68,,4%,34%,59%,2%
2000,2606,107,897,1576,26,,4%,34%,60%,1%
2001,2523,110,838,1551,24,,4%,33%,61%,1%
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"Adults 20+",,,,,,,,,,
1991,32961,890,17090,14712,269,,3%,52%,45%,1%
1992,32397,908,16743,14428,318,,3%,52%,45%,1%
1993,33844,995,17480,14910,459,,3%,52%,44%,1%
1994,32672,844,17200,14247,381,,3%,53%,44%,1%
1995,30672,785,17053,12555,279,,3%,56%,41%,1%
1996,29397,758,16857,11461,321,,3%,57%,39%,1%
1997,28213,675,16304,10942,292,,2%,58%,39%,1%
1998,26916,604,16183,9887,242,,2%,60%,37%,1%
1999,25469,610,15516,8823,241,,2%,61%,35%,1%
2000,25621,583,15579,9265,194,,2%,61%,36%,1%
2001,26636,620,15941,9874,201,,2%,60%,37%,1%
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"*Includes homicides and legal intervention deaths",,,,,,,,,,