Our Farmers' dilemmas 2013

"M" · Mar 4, 2013

Jenny namaste said: ↑
I wonder what their rate is compared to other groups or UK as a whole? I suspect it may be greater. Can anyone enlighten me please?
Jenny
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You might find this research interesting:

Patterns of suicide by occupation in England and Wales: 2001-2005

RESULTS:
Among men, in 2001-2005, construction workers, and plant and machine operatives had the greatest number of suicides. The highest PMRs were for health professionals (PMR=164) and agricultural workers (PMR=133). Among women, administrative and secretarial workers had the greatest number of suicides yet the highest PMRs were found for health (PMR=232), and sport and fitness (PMR=244) occupations.
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And then there is this:
High-risk occupations for suicide

RESULTS:
Several occupations with the highest suicide rates (per 100 000 population) during 1979-1980 and 1982-1983, including veterinarians (ranked first), pharmacists (fourth), dentists (sixth), doctors (tenth) and farmers (thirteenth), have easy occupational access to a method of suicide (pharmaceuticals or guns). By 2001-2005, there had been large significant reductions in suicide rates for each of these occupations, so that none ranked in the top 30 occupations. Occupations with significant increases over time in suicide rates were all manual occupations whereas occupations with suicide rates that decreased were mainly professional or non-manual. Variation in suicide rates that was explained by socio-economic group almost doubled over time from 11.4% in 1979-1980 and 1982-1983 to 20.7% in 2001-2005.
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Jenny namaste · Mar 4, 2013

Thank you Mum. I was rather hoping for more current stats than these,
Jenny

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