Determinants of youth suicide: the Easterlin-Holinger cohort hypothesis re-examined.
From: The American Journal of Economics and Sociology
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Date: 4/1/1998
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Author: Freeman, Donald G.
Suicide is the third major cause of death among American youths between the ages of 15 and 19 years. This study offers additional quantitative support for the Easerlin-Holinger Hypothesis that relative cohort size is a significant statistical predictor of youth suicide.
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Introduction
Youth Suicide is one of the nation's most pressing social problems. In 1993, 1,884 adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19 took their own lives, making suicide the third leading cause of ...
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