Becker T M, Samet J M, Wiggins C L, Key C R
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 1990 Winter;20(4):324-34.
We examined New Mexico vital statistics data for suicides and homicides among the state's Hispanics, Native Americans, and non-Hispanic whites collected from 1958 to 1987. We found high age-adjusted rates for both suicides and homicides among Hispanic and Native American males, in comparison with rates for non-Hispanic white males. Suicide rates among Native American women were comparatively low, contrasting with their high homicide rates. Homicide rates for males in all three ethnic groups increased substantially over the 30-year study period. We conclude that death from violent causes, both suicide and homicide, is a major public health problem in New Mexico, and disproportionately affects minority males.
我们研究了1958年至1987年收集的新墨西哥州西班牙裔、美洲原住民和非西班牙裔白人的自杀和杀人案件的生命统计数据。我们发现，与非西班牙裔白人男性相比，西班牙裔和美洲原住民男性的自杀和杀人案件年龄调整率较高。美洲原住民女性的自杀率相对较低，但其杀人率较高。在30年的研究期内，所有三个种族群体男性的杀人率都大幅上升。我们得出结论，暴力致死，包括自杀和杀人，是新墨西哥州的一个主要公共卫生问题，对少数族裔男性的影响尤为严重。
