Negative freedom and death in the United States

L.K. Ackerson and S.V. Subramanian

American Journal of Public Health, 2010, vol. 100, issue 11, 2163-2164

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.

Date: 2010
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