Negative freedom and death in the United States.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.2105/AJPH.2009.179259 and PMC identifier 2951921.
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Abstract
Personal freedoms have been characterized as "positive" (freedom to pursue opportunities) and "negative" (freedom from external constraints on decision making). An ecological analysis of US data revealed a strong positive association (r = 0.41; P = .003) between state-level negative personal freedom (defined in terms of regulation of personal behavior) and state-level age-adjusted rates of unintentional injury. A conceptual emphasis on positive freedom construed as freedom to pursue a life without risk of unintentional injury could help motivate a conversation to improve public health.
Medical subject headings
- Freedom
- Wounds and Injuries