. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 15.

Published in final edited form as: J Black Psychol. 2006 Aug 1;32(3):262–284. doi: 10.1177/0095798406290465

TABLE 1.

Data Used to Construct Specific Suicide Rates Among Different Birth Cohorts

Birth Cohort	Age Group in 2002	Age Group in 1997	Age Group in 1992	Age Group in 1987	Age Group in 1982
1988–1992	10–14
1983–1987	15–19	10–14
1978–1982	20–24	15–19	10–14
1973–1977	25–29	20–24	15–19	10–14
1968–1972	30–34	25–29	20–24	15–19	10–14
1963–1967	35–39	30–34	25–29	20–24	15–19
1958–1962	40–44	35–39	30–34	25–29	20–24
1953–1957	45–49	40–44	35–39	30–34	25–29
1948–1952	50–54	45–49	40–44	35–39	30–34
1943–1947	55–59	50–54	45–49	40–44	35–39
1938–1942	60–64	55–59	50–54	45–49	40–44
1933–1937	65–69	60–64	55–59	50–54	45–49
1928–1932	70–74	65–69	60–64	55–59	50–54
1923–1927	75–79	70–74	65–69	60–64	55–59
1918–1922	80–84	75–79	70–74	65–69	60–64

NOTE: Data focuses on the 1968 to 1972 birth cohort.