加拿大各省自杀行为的社会和经济决定因素。

The social and economic determinants of suicide in Canadian provinces.

作者信息

Jalles João T, Andresen Martin A

机构信息

Centre for Globalization and Governance, Nova School of Business and Economics, Campus Campolide, Lisbon, 1099-032 Portugal.

School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Canada.

出版信息

Health Econ Rev. 2015 Jan 31;5:1. doi: 10.1186/s13561-015-0041-y. eCollection 2015.

DOI:10.1186/s13561-015-0041-y

PMID:25852999

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4314828/

Abstract

BACKGROUND

In this paper we investigate the causal relationship between suicide and a variety of socioeconomic variables. We use a panel data set of Canadian provinces, 2000 - 2008, and a set of recent panel econometric techniques in order to account for a variety of statistical specification issues.

RESULTS

We find that the social and economic determinants of suicide in Canadian provinces vary across total, male, and female counts (natural logarithms) and rates. We also find that the results vary depending on the econometric method employed. As such, separate analyses for males and females is necessary for a better understanding of the factors that impact suicide (consistent with previous research) and that the choice of statistical method impacts the results. Lastly, it is important to note the particular provinces are driving the results for particular socioeconomic variables.

CONCLUSIONS

Such a result, if generalizable, has significant implications for suicide prevention policy.

摘要

背景

在本文中，我们研究自杀与各种社会经济变量之间的因果关系。我们使用了2000年至2008年加拿大各省的面板数据集以及一组最新的面板计量经济学技术，以解决各种统计规范问题。

结果

我们发现，加拿大各省自杀的社会和经济决定因素在总数、男性数、女性数（自然对数）和比率方面存在差异。我们还发现，结果因所采用的计量经济学方法而异。因此，为了更好地理解影响自杀的因素（与先前的研究一致），对男性和女性进行单独分析是必要的，并且统计方法的选择会影响结果。最后，需要注意的是，特定省份对特定社会经济变量的结果产生了推动作用。