Milner et Australian general Association between During 2001–2010 the overall Economically inactive/unemployed Provides clearly All suicides High al., 2014 population using suicide and annual rate of suicide in males and females were at increased defined (Australian generalisability to data from the employment status economically inactive/unemployed males risk of suicide compared with population and Bureau of Australian National Coroner’s and suicide was 57.7 per 100,000 and 20.2 for employed males and females reliable Statistics) community Information System during the period of females. For employed people the overall standardised data in 2001 to 2010 the recession suicide rate was 10.5 per 100,000 males collection method 2009) compared with and 2.2 per 100,000 females. Suicide rates the preceding year increased among economically (2006) inactive/unemployed and employed males during the recession and among economically inactive/unemployed females but not among employed females ABS, 2015 Australian general The prevalence and There were 2,522 cases of suicide in Overall, the greatest risk was in the Provides clearly 2,522 High population in 2013 demographic Australia in 2013 (1,885 males and 637 85 year and over age group (17.7 per defined suicides generalisability to variables of suicide in females). Overall suicide rate was 10.9 per 100,000). In males the highest risk population and Australian the Australian 100,000 (16.3 per 100,000 for males and was also in the 85 years and older reliable community community 5.4 per 100,000 for females) group (38.3 per 100,000), while in standardised data females the highest risk was in the collection method 35–44 year age group (8.5 per 100,000) n.a. Not available. Table A.2 Suicidal behaviour and ideation among Australian serving military personnel Summary of results Evaluation criteria Quantity Country, study Quality and risk of (number of Author(s) group and period Main measure Risk factors/groups bias participants) Generalisability Hadfield & Australian serving Suicide rate in serving Suicide rates in the Australian Defence n.a. Provides clearly n.a. High generalisability Sheffield, military personnel military personnel Force from 2000 to 2007 were lower than defined to Australian 2009 2000 to 2007 in the male general population (13.8 per population and serving military 100,000 compared with 23.6 per 100,000) reliable personnel standardised data collection method
Milner et al., 2014 Australian general population using data from the National Coroner’s Information System in 2001 to 2010 Association between suicide and employment status and suicide during the period of the recession compared with the preceding year (2006) During 2001–2010 the overall annual rate of suicide in economically inactive/unemployed males was 57.7 per 100,000 and 20.2 for females. For employed people the overall suicide rate was 10.5 per 100,000 males and 2.2 per 100,000 females. Suicide rates increased among economically inactive/unemployed and employed males during the recession and among economically inactive/unemployed females but not among employed females Economically inactive/unemployed males and females were at increased risk of suicide compared with employed males and females Provides clearly defined population and reliable standardised data collection method All suicides (Australian Bureau of Statistics) High generalisability to Australian community ABS, 2015 Australian general population in 2013 The prevalence and demographic variables of suicide in the Australian community There were 2,522 cases of suicide in Australia in 2013 (1,885 males and 637 females). Overall suicide rate was 10.9 per 100,000 (16.3 per 100,000 for males and 5.4 per 100,000 for females) Overall, the greatest risk was in the 85 year and over age group (17.7 per 100,000). In males the highest risk was also in the 85 years and older group (38.3 per 100,000), while in females the highest risk was in the 35–44 year age group (8.5 per 100,000) Provides clearly defined population and reliable standardised data collection method 2,522 suicides High generalisability to Australian community n.a. Not available. Table A.2 Suicidal behaviour and ideation among Australian serving military personnel Author(s) Country, study group and period Main measure Summary of results Evaluation criteria Risk factors/groups Quality and risk of bias Quantity (number of participants) Generalisability Hadfield & Sheffield, 2009 Australian serving military personnel 2000 to 2007 Suicide rate in serving military personnel Suicide rates in the Australian Defence Force from 2000 to 2007 were lower than in the male general population (13.8 per 100,000 compared with 23.6 per 100,000) n.a. Provides clearly defined population and reliable standardised data collection method n.a. High generalisability to Australian serving military personnel 2009)
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