Suicide deaths by occupation skill level and educational attainment in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the association between suicide deaths and both occupational skill level and educational attainment in the United States.

Methods

Suicide deaths, employment, education, and demographic data from the 2021 National Center for Health Statistics Multiple Cause of Death Files, for ages 18-64 with a lifetime history of employment, were combined with comparable participants from the 2020-2022 Current Population Survey. Outcomes of interest were associations between suicide death and occupational skill level, assessed as a 5-level variable, and educational attainment. Logistic regression models were used to estimate these associations before and after adjusting for educational attainment, age, and sex, in each racial/ethnic subpopulation.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Messias E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11827085 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature