October 2017 Discover

THE CRUX

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Other

2.2%

White

97.4%

Work

for pay

24.8%

Self-

employed

65.2%

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0.

0.

0.

0.

Suicide rate/100,

Year

Age Employment

Status

Geographical Distribution

1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

19 &

under

20-

25-

35-

45-

55-

65+

2.6%

3.5%

12.2%

21.7%

25.2%

14.3%

20.4%

Northeast:

6.1%

South:

13.5%

Midwest:

West: 37.4%

43%

Race

Farmers/agricultural workers

Other occupations

Work in family

business 9.6%

Suicide Rates Per 100,000 Workers

Demographics and Characteristics

of Victims of Suicide

Source: “Trends and Characteristics of Occupational Suicide and Homicide in Farmers

and Agriculture Workers, 1992-2010,” National Rural Health Association, 2017

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73%

36%

Roughly how many children were included in an analysis of

the relationship between a Norwegian child’s birth month

and their likelihood of getting diagnosed with ADHD and

prescribed medications. Turns out, doctors are more likely

to diagnose the youngest kids in their grade — born from

October to December — than the oldest — those born

January to March.

The increase in risk new drivers

with attention deficit/hyperactivity

disorder (ADHD) face of getting

into a car crash, compared with new

drivers who don’t have the condition.

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The slash in response time to out-of-
hospital cardiac arrests experts saw
in simulations where they used drones
as first responders compared with
ambulances that had to battle traffic.
510 , 000
The spike in carbon dioxide released
from Alaska’s tundra from 1975-2015.
Atmospheric scientists found that warming
temperatures have caused a delayed
freezing of arctic soil in the early winter
months, which normally traps the gas.
2
17 %
Degrees of Separation
From heart problems to warming temperatures.
The decrease in out-of-hospital cardiac
arrests researchers observed in a pilot
study of the Portland, Ore., area after
the Affordable Care Act went into effect.
Only middle-aged Portlanders, 45-
years old, saw this benefit, though —
the nearly universally insured elderly
population, 65+, saw no changes.
How often men should knock boots
weekly to potentially reduce their risk of
cardiovascular disease. Doing the dirty
deed seems to lower blood levels of
homocysteine, an amino acid that’s been
associated with artery plaque buildup. TIMES
Suicide Rates of U.S.
Farmers and Agriculture
Workers, 1992-
Farmers and others working America’s land face
a greater suicide risk than those in other jobs.
TRENDING
BY LACY SCHLEY
CHARTS: ALISON MACKEY/DISCOVER. PHOTO: DIGIPHOTO/ISTOCK
Note: 2008 and 2010 data
either aren’t available or
don’t meet the publishing
criteria for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.