NO CHANGE IN OBJECTIVE
(Data updated and footnoted)
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15-3.
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Reduce firearm-related deaths.
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Target: 3.61 deaths per 100,000 population.
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Baseline: 10.32 deaths per 100,000 population were related to firearm injuries in 19992 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).
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Target setting method: Better than the best.
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Data
source
: National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), CDC, NCHS.
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1 (Target revised from 4.1 because of baseline revision after November 2000 publication)
2 (Baseline and year revised from 11.3 and 1998 after November 2000 publication)
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