The regional variation of suicide by different methods: a problem for Durkheim's theory of suicide.
The state variations in suicide by different methods were found to have different social correlates. Only suicide rates by firearms/explosives and by solids/liquids were found to correlate with indices of low social integration/regulation as Durkheim predicted. The results indicate the need for additional explanatory concepts to account for regional variations in suicide rates.
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Richard Stockton State College, Pomona, NJ.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012919:Social Behavior; D012933:Social Identification; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology