TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1932//
TI  - Prosperity, Depression, and the Suicide Rate
JO  - American journal of sociology
A1  - Hurlburt, Walter C.
SP  - 714
EP  - 719
VL  - 37
IS  - 5
N2  - Since the cyclical fluctuations of the suicide rate arise from a multiplicity of causes, it is useless to attempt to establish a causal relationship between business activity and suicide by reasoning a priori. Empirical tests, however, indicate that the suicide rate tends to fluctuate roughly (in an inverse manner) with the rate of business activity. Changes in the suicide rate are contrasted with changes in business activity by the use of a number of indexes, but all yield substantially similar results.<p />
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SN  - 0002-9602
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/215853
ID  - ref1
ER  -