Burvill P W, McCall M G, Woodings T, Stenhouse N S
Soc Sci Med. 1983;17(11):705-8. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(83)90258-7.
A comparison was made of the suicide rates and methods for the period 1962-1971 of migrants in Australia from England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland with those in their country of origin. Suicide rates for all three migrant groups were very similar to each other, although greater than in their country of origin especially those for Eire. The data suggest that the official lower rates in Scotland compared with England and Wales are due to ascertainment differences. Similar conclusions were drawn regarding the official rates in Eire. Several hypotheses were raised regarding the influence of religion on suicide rates in Eire, Northern Ireland and Australia.
对1962年至1971年期间从英格兰和威尔士、苏格兰及爱尔兰移民到澳大利亚的人群与其原籍国的自杀率及自杀方式进行了比较。所有这三个移民群体的自杀率彼此非常相似，尽管高于其原籍国，尤其是爱尔兰共和国的自杀率。数据表明，苏格兰官方公布的自杀率低于英格兰和威尔士，是由于统计差异所致。关于爱尔兰共和国的官方自杀率也得出了类似结论。针对宗教对爱尔兰共和国、北爱尔兰及澳大利亚自杀率的影响提出了几种假设。
