Article: Association of secular trends in unemployment with suicide in Taiwan, 1959-2007: A time-series analysis
| Title | Association of secular trends in unemployment with suicide in Taiwan, 1959-2007: A time-series analysis | ||||||||
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| Authors | Chang, SS2 4 Sterne, JAC4 Huang, WC1 Chuang, HL3 Gunnell, D4 | ||||||||
| Keywords | Suicide Taiwan Time-series analysis Unemployment | ||||||||
| Issue Date | 2010 | ||||||||
| Publisher | WB Saunders Co Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/puhe | ||||||||
| Citation | Public Health, 2010, v. 124 n. 1, p. 49-54 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2009.11.005 | ||||||||
| Abstract | Objective: Despite the wealth of research investigating the association of unemployment with suicide in the West, few studies have investigated the association in non-Western countries. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between secular trends in unemployment and suicide in Taiwan. Study design: Time-series analysis. Methods: Overall and age-specific suicide rates (1959-2007) for Taiwanese men and women aged 15 years or above were calculated from national population and mortality statistics. The association of secular trends in unemployment with suicide was investigated graphically and using time-series modelling (Prais-Winsten regression). Results: Rises in unemployment were associated with an increase in male suicide rates, but evidence for an association in females was limited. In the model controlling for changes in gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, GDP growth, divorce and female labour force participation, for every 1% rise in unemployment, male suicide rates increased by 3.1 (95% confidence interval 1.4-4.8) per 100,000. There is no evidence for a difference in the strength of association between men of different ages. Conclusion: Trends in suicide, particularly for adult males, appear to be influenced by unemployment. The results have implications for suicide prevention, in particular for societies facing acute rises in unemployment during recessions. © 2009 The Royal Society for Public Health. | ||||||||
| ISSN | 0033-3506 2011 Impact Factor: 1.35 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.089 | ||||||||
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2009.11.005 | ||||||||
| ISI Accession Number ID | WOS:000274284400010
Funding Information: The authors wish to acknowledge the support for S-S. Chang's Ph.D study from the Taiwanese Government (the Government Funds of the Ministry of Education), the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Overseas Research Scholarship) and the University of Bristol (University of Bristol Postgraduate Research Scholarship). D. Gunnell is a National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator. | ||||||||
| References | References in Scopus |
| dc.contributor.author | Chang, SS | ||||||||
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| dc.contributor.author | Sterne, JAC | ||||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Huang, WC | ||||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Chuang, HL | ||||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Gunnell, D | ||||||||
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-02-23T12:11:45Z | ||||||||
| dc.date.available | 2012-02-23T12:11:45Z | ||||||||
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | ||||||||
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: Despite the wealth of research investigating the association of unemployment with suicide in the West, few studies have investigated the association in non-Western countries. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between secular trends in unemployment and suicide in Taiwan. Study design: Time-series analysis. Methods: Overall and age-specific suicide rates (1959-2007) for Taiwanese men and women aged 15 years or above were calculated from national population and mortality statistics. The association of secular trends in unemployment with suicide was investigated graphically and using time-series modelling (Prais-Winsten regression). Results: Rises in unemployment were associated with an increase in male suicide rates, but evidence for an association in females was limited. In the model controlling for changes in gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, GDP growth, divorce and female labour force participation, for every 1% rise in unemployment, male suicide rates increased by 3.1 (95% confidence interval 1.4-4.8) per 100,000. There is no evidence for a difference in the strength of association between men of different ages. Conclusion: Trends in suicide, particularly for adult males, appear to be influenced by unemployment. The results have implications for suicide prevention, in particular for societies facing acute rises in unemployment during recessions. © 2009 The Royal Society for Public Health. | ||||||||
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| dc.identifier.citation | Public Health, 2010, v. 124 n. 1, p. 49-54 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2009.11.005 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2009.11.005 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.epage | 54 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000274284400010
Funding Information: The authors wish to acknowledge the support for S-S. Chang's Ph.D study from the Taiwanese Government (the Government Funds of the Ministry of Education), the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Overseas Research Scholarship) and the University of Bristol (University of Bristol Postgraduate Research Scholarship). D. Gunnell is a National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator. | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.issn | 0033-3506 2011 Impact Factor: 1.35 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.089 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.issue | 1 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.pmid | 20003993 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-76449102100 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.spage | 49 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/145493 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.volume | 124 | ||||||||
| dc.language | eng | ||||||||
| dc.publisher | WB Saunders Co Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/puhe | ||||||||
| dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | ||||||||
| dc.relation.ispartof | Public Health | ||||||||
| dc.relation.references | References in Scopus | ||||||||
| dc.subject | Suicide | ||||||||
| dc.subject | Taiwan | ||||||||
| dc.subject | Time-series analysis | ||||||||
| dc.subject | Unemployment | ||||||||
| dc.title | Association of secular trends in unemployment with suicide in Taiwan, 1959-2007: A time-series analysis | ||||||||
| dc.type | Article |
Author Affiliations
- Western Michigan University
- Ju Shan Hospital
- National Tsing Hua University
- University of Bristol