Suicide Rates by Major Occupational Group — 17 States, 2012 and 2015

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Peterson, Cora ; Stone, Deborah M. ; Marsh, Suzanne M. ; Schumacher, Pamela K. ; Tiesman, Hope M. ; McIntosh, Wendy LiKamWa ; Lokey, Colby N. ; Trudeau, Aimée-Rika T. ; Bartholow, Brad ; Luo, Feijun
• Description:
  Summary: What is already known about this topic? From 2000 to 2016, the U.S. suicide rate among working aged (16-64 years) adults increased 34% from 12.9 per 100,000 population to 17.3. What is added by this report? 2012 and 2015 National Violent Death Reporting System data from 17 states indicated the major occupational group with the highest male suicide rate was Construction and Extraction (43.6 [2012] and 53.2 [2015]). The Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media major occupation group had the highest female suicide rate in 2012 (11.7) and 2015 (15.6). What are the implications for public health practice? A comprehensive approach to suicide prevention, including workplace-based approaches, is needed. CDC's technical package of strategies to prevent suicide is a resource for communities and workplaces to identify prevention strategies with the best available evidence. Erratum: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019 Feb 22; 68(7):186. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Mortality Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Suicide
• Keywords:
  Suicide; Mortality data; Construction workers; Artists; Entertainment workers; Occupations; Surveillance; Mental health
• Source:
  MMWR 2018 Nov; 67(45):1253-1260
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6745a1
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  30439869
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6290804
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  8 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Purdin, Jeff ; Hirst, Matthew ; Burton, Susan ; Huddleston, Jenny ; Smith, Elizabeth M.
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  45
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053657
• Contact Point Address:
  Deborah M. Stone, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
• Email:
  dstone3@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety ; Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9617474473a464dae1a412c0861d91a91f7e2d8422e99a015b7ea88fef8c9997594bddde178ff3251eb7cf384a79cb6edc394daec95000755afe810a0948373c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/62094/cdc_62094_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 198.76 KB ]