Abstract
Trends in White Male Adolescent, Young-Adult, and Elderly Suicide: are There Common Underlying Structural Factors?
McCall P L~~Land K C
This study utilizes social indicator time series regression models to determine if trends in male suicide are differentially affected by underlying structural factors. Some of the findings are: 1) changes in family structure & relative cohort size contribute to the variation in adolescent & young-adult white male suicide rates; & 2) suicide trends of the young-old white male population are associated with trends in elderly widowhood, Social Security benefits & elderly cohort size. (60 refs.)