The regional variation of suicide in the United States in 1880 and 1980

Journal/Book: Omega J Death Dying. 1996; 34: 26 Austin Ave, Amityville, NY 11701. Baywood Publ Co Inc. 81-84.

Abstract: State suicide rates in both 1880 and 1980 were higher in the west, where the proportion of men was higher and where the proportion of African Americans was lower, supporting a compositional theory of regional suicide rates in America.

Note: Article Lester D, Ctr Study Suicide, RR41, 5 Stonegate Court, Blackwood,NJ 08012 USA

Keyword(s): MIGRATION

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