title: Social correlates of youth suicide rates in the United States.
abstract: The 1980 suicide rate of youths in the United States were found to be associated with three clusters of social variables: social integration, the age structure, and race/region. These associations also were found for older groups, suggesting similarities in the impact of social variables on regional suicide rates.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Program, Stockton State College, Pomona, New Jersey 08240.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D004651:Employment; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D011156:Population Density; D044469:Racial Groups; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014478:Unemployment; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology