TY - JOUR PY - 1996// TI - Jewish affiliation in relation to suicide rates JO - Psychological reports A1 - Bailey, William T. A1 - Stein, Lawrence B. SP - 561 EP - 562 VL - 76 IS - 2 N2 -

Jewish doctrine proscribes the taking of one's life, an admonishment which is apparently adhered to in the USA. A significant negative correlation (-.26) was found between 50 states' proportionate Jewish population and their suicide rates.

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LA - en SN - 0033-2941 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1995.76.2.561 ID - ref1 ER -