| Document ID (ISN) | 78812 |
| CIS number |
02-990 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0815-6409 - Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
Langley J., Stephenson S. |
| Title |
Suicide and occupation in New Zealand |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 2001, Vol.17, No.4, p.363-370. 14 ref. |
| Abstract |
The popular press in New Zealand has suggested that certain occupations have elevated rates of suicide. These claims have largely been based on anecdotal evidence and limited overseas research. The aim of the study was to determine the rates of suicide by occupational groups for the period 1991 to 1996. Crude and adjusted (for sex and age) rates for occupations were estimated and classified according to the New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, at various levels of specificity. The results identified some occupational groups with high numbers and rates of suicide, in particular among manual craft and trade workers and agriculture and fishery workers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
New Zealand; fatalities; suicide; occupation disease relation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
statistics; frequency rates; craft and related trades workers; agriculture |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | New Zealand |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Psychological factors
Mental health
|
