SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE RATES AMONG US INDIAN HEALTH-SERVICE AREAS - THEINCOME INEQUALITY HYPOTHESIS

Authors
YOUNG TJ FRENCH LA
Citation
Tj. Young et La. French, SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE RATES AMONG US INDIAN HEALTH-SERVICE AREAS - THEINCOME INEQUALITY HYPOTHESIS, Social behavior and personality, 24(4), 1996, pp. 365-366
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Social
Journal title
Social behavior and personality → ACNP
ISSN journal
03012212
Volume
24
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
365 - 366
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-2212(1996)24:4<365:SAHRAU>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Analysis of data for all 12 U.S. Indian Health Service (IHS) areas yie lded a significant Spearman's correlation coefficient of .65 between a bsolute poverty and suicide and a significant Rho of .52 with homicide rates. Nonsignificant correlation coefficients were found for relativ e poverty and suicide and homicide rates. Implications for the income inequality hypothesis are discussed.