title: Suicide, homicide and unemployment: a methodological note.
abstract: In multiple regression analyses, the monthly time-series suicide and homicide rates for the USA from 1957-1986 were associated with unemployment and marriage rates. In contrast, annual time-series suicide and homicide rates were not as strongly associated with the social variables.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014478:Unemployment / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology