Examined social variable data for 48 contiguous states from census publications and suicide rates for 1980 from National Center for Vital Statistics. Found suicide rates of youths in United States associated with social integration, age structure, and race/region. Found similar associations for older groups, suggesting similarities in impact of…

Investigated rates of birth, divorce, marriage, and unemployment for subgroups in Canada and the United States and their effects on suicide rates. In Canada, domestic integration and the economy predicted youth suicide rates more accurately than they did adult rates. The United States had less variation in predictors for age groups. (RJM)

Rates of adolescent attempted suicide were correlated with social indicators over electoral wards of Edinburgh, Scotland. Rates were found to be higher in wards where child neglect and misbehavior were more common. Rates of attempted suicides in total population also were related to housing patterns/social class of the wards. (Author/NB)