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## Objective: Approximately 70% of all us suicides are among working-age adults. this study was to determine whether and how 12-month suicidal ideation and suicide attempt were associated with specific occupations among currently employed adults aged 18-64 in the u.s. ## Methods: Data were from 184,300 currently employed adults who participated in the 2008-2013 national surveys on drug use and health (nsduh). nsduh provides nationally representative data on suicidal ideation and suicide attempt. descriptive analyses and multivariable logistic regressions were conducted. ## Results: Among currently employed adults aged 18-64 in the u.s., 3.5% had suicidal ideation in the past 12months (3.1% had suicidal ideation only, and 0.4% had suicidal ideation and attempted suicide). compared with adults in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (model adjusted prevalence (map)=1.6%), adults in the following occupations were 3.0-3.6 times more likely to have suicidal ideation in the past year (model adjusted relative risks (marrs)=3.0-3.6): lawyers, judges, and legal support workers (map=4.8%), social scientists and related workers (map=5.4%), and media and communication workers (map=5.8%).

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Author

Beth Han; Alex E. Crosby; LaVonne A.G. Ortega; Sharyn E. Parks; Wilson M. Compton; Joseph Gfroerer

Published

2016

Language

EN

Field

Psychology (Social Sciences)