Social Infrastructure Availability and Suicide Rates Among Working-Age Adults in the United States

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Examines the relationship between county-level social infrastructure (SI) and suicide rates among working-age adults. Analyzes 2016-2019 National Vital Statistics System mortality data and 2013-2015 National Neighborhood Data Archive information on community SI, providing statistical correlations as well as county-level maps. Discusses the relationship among county demographic, socioeconomic, healthcare, and SI factors in relation to mental health and well-being.

Xue Zhang, Danielle C. Rhubart, Shannon M. Monnat

Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World

04/2024

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Infrastructure · Mental health · Mortality · Social connectedness · Statistics and data · Suicide and suicide prevention