Abstract
Evidence on the relationship between income inequality and suicide is inconsistent. Data from the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for all fatal injuries was collected to conduct a multilevel case-control study. In multilevel models, suicide decedents (n = 374) were more likely than accident controls (M = 453) to reside in neighborhoods with greater income inequality even after controlling for individual characteristics; this relation was modified by age with an effect overall and among decedents aged 15-34 but not among decedents 35-64. These data suggest that income inequality may contribute to the risk of suicide in younger adults.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 448-459 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health