TABLE 3.

Test of Associations Between Business Cycles and Suicide Rates: United States, 1928–2007

		Age-Specific Suicide Rates
	Age-Adjusted Overall Suicide Rate	15–24 Years	25–34 Years	35–44 Years	45–54 Years	55–64 Years	65–74 Years	≥75 Years
Recessions
No. of times suicide rate rose	11	7	10	10	11	9	9	5
No. of times suicide rate fell	2	6	3	3	2	4	4	8
Expansions
No. of times suicide rate rose	3	6	4	4	3	4	5	8
No. of times suicide rate fell	10	7	9	9	10	9	8	5
χ2	9.9048	0.1538	5.5714	5.5714	9.9048	3.8462	2.4762	1.3846
P	.002	.695	.018	.018	.002	.05	.116	.239