Table 3

Injury intent and shooter info by site

Characteristics
Median (25th–75th) or N (%)
Overall
N=1008
S
N=292
W
N=253
NE
N=182
MA
N=281
P value
Shooter<0.001
 Self99 (10)62 (22)3 (1)11 (7)23 (8)
 Other child60 (6)46 (16)1 (0)4 (2)9 (3)
 Other known adult43 (4)18 (6)9 (4)3 (2)13 (5)
 Parent21 (2)18 (6)0 (0)1 (0)2 (1)
 Family member18 (2)12 (4)0 (0)1 (0)5 (2)
 Unknown adult/stranger321 (3)68 (23)152 (60)1 (0)100 (35)
 Unknown*446 (44)68 (23)88 (35)161 (89)129 (46)
Intent<0.001
 Interpersonal violence632 (63)116 (40)149 (59)146 (80)221 (79)
 Unintentional237 (24)110 (38)61 (24)12 (7)54 (19)
 Intentionally self-inflicted26 (3)16 (5)0 (0)6 (3)4 (1)
 Undetermined113 (11)50 (17)43 (17)18 (10)2 (1)
  • Bold indicates statistical significance.

  • *Unknown (shooter) means unable to be determined, not documented in the medical record.

  • MA, Mid-Atlantic; NE, Northeast; S, South or Southern; W, West.