Living Circumstances of Suicide Mortality in a South African City: An Ecological Study of Differences across Race Groups and Sexes

Autor/inn/en	Burrows, Stephanie; Laflamme, Lucie
Titel	Living Circumstances of Suicide Mortality in a South African City: An Ecological Study of Differences across Race Groups and Sexes
Quelle	In: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 35 (2005) 5, S.592-603 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0363-0234
DOI	10.1521/suli.2005.35.5.592
Schlagwörter	Suicide; Mortality Rate; Death; Ecology; Study; Racial Differences; Gender Differences; Ethnic Studies; Municipalities; Risk; Whites; Males; Socioeconomic Influences; Foreign Countries; Social Characteristics; Individual Characteristics; Place of Residence; Marital Status; Correlation; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstmord; Mortalitätsrate; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Ökologie; Studies; Studium; Rassenunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Magistrat; Risiko; White; Weißer; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Ausland; Gesellschaftsbild; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Wohnort; Familienstand; Korrelation; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	In this study the importance of living area circumstances for suicide mortality was explored. Suicide mortality was assessed across race and sex groups in a South African city and the influence of area-based compositional and sociophysical characteristics on suicide risk was considered. Suicide mortality rates are highest among Whites, in particular White males. Main--and independent--dimensions of the living circumstances of residential areas (i.e., socioeconomic circumstances, economic need, and matrimony) influence age-adjusted suicide rates for both sexes but minimally so for race groups. Less favorable clusters of circumstances have a protective effect. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10