Healio (1/23, Gramigna) reports, “Suicide rates vary by industry and occupation, with individuals in specific groups within these categories experiencing higher rates compared with the general population,” CDC researchers concluded in findings published in the Jan. 24 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. For the study, investigators “analyzed data from 32 states included in the 2016 National Violent Death Reporting System,” with a focus on “suicide data by industry and occupation among working-age decedents presumed to be employed at the time of death.” The study revealed that “male fishing and hunting workers had the highest suicide rate, followed by musicians, singers and related workers,” while “artists and related workers experienced the highest suicide rate among women, followed by laborers and freight, stock and material movers.”
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— “CDC: Suicide rates vary widely by industry and occupation, “Joe Gramigna, Healio, January 23, 2020