Posted on 04/30/2011 6:16:05 PM PDT by Colofornian
(SALT LAKE CITY)-A new study implies some of the happiest states in the union also have the highest suicide rates and Utah is no exception.
According to the study, Utah is the number one state in terms of residents’ well-being although it scored ninth in overall suicide rate as three other states also had top 10 rankings in both categories, including Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming.
Researchers for this study, suggesting that living around people who are satisfied with their lives can result in misery for their neighbors, are cautioning against the assertion that misery really loves company.
According to the Utah Department of Health, suicide is the second-leading cause of death in the state among men aged 10-44.
Doug Thomas, the assistant director of mental health and substance abuse for the state, says when it comes to suicide in the state, he is particularly concerned about youth.
According to the latest statistics obtained from the department, 80 percent of youths who commit suicide are male, while 93 percent of youths aged 13-21 who commit suicide are Caucasian, while 63 percent of those who commit suicide had contact with the juvenile justice system.
Statistics also assert firearms are the most common form of death for youth suicides, while most youths complete suicide in their homes.
The department has released several signs of possible suicide and exhorts Utahns to prevent this from happening by effectively communicating with friends who contemplate it by not being judgmental or dismissive in any way. .
And yet only 58 Homicides in Utah in 2009.
Freaking idiots.
http://extras.sltrib.com/thedead/index.asp
Well, don't forget that Mormon theology labels murder as an unforgiveable sin...which is not true in Biblical theology.
Otherwise, David, guilty of manslaughter, would be "out."
Moses...same thing.
I have a feeling that if the Christian church tossed out the Bible and made murder an unforgiveable, the murder rate would go down a bit...
I brought this up because last Sunday my liberal daughter said that abortion was needed because of rape etc. I pointed out that 60% of black kids are aborted in NYC and that it was Margaret Sangers plan to clean up and get rid of the weeds with eugenics. I also told them that in fifty years there would be no liberals on the planet because of abortion.
Rapes account for about .001 percent of abortions. Idiots have their talking points.
Do you have a source?
I would love to have this as a fact.
Looks like only 3279 abortions in 2009
***Mormons? Naaah...they wouldn’t do that.***
I met a California mormon girl in 1971 who told me she had an abortion back in 1968. Well before it was “legal”. Her mom got her the medicine to do the job. Needless to say, I dropped her fast!
.001,That would be 1 out of every 100,000, seems unlikely, or only ten out of a million.
it is a national average. Do the math.
I would prefer a link to a real stat over out of what you have pulled from your ass.
There are places in the mountains where the wind seems to blow constantly and some folks don't seem to be able to handle it...
“Harold and Maude”, a “must-see” for some, the “worst movie I’ve ever seen” to others. I count myself as a member of the former group.
Or perhaps it is almost every house has a gun. (which is a good thing) The problem is gun are extremely successful in suicides. Drugs, slitting wrists etc are not successful.
A better statistic would be a suicide attempts normalized for population.
Your post leads one to suspect that the suicides in Utah (remember UT is only 9th) are all non-Mormon. I would suspect that is NOT the case. I would suspect that factoring in religion there is NO difference.
Looking at the map, kind of interesting that the US Northeast has low rates and people there are the most miserable and uptight. Colorado where I live at has a high rate but we are also known for being pretty laid back and casual.
On a different posting concerning Sweden, a different country, it also has a very high rate of suicide is New Zealand.
[ SNIP - Map of US w/ Suicide rates ]
Being happy all the time can make you depressed.
Looks like places were there isn’t much to do...bored!?
I guess if there’s no company for misery...
Being happy all the time just isn’t normal.
About 13,000 women have abortions each year following rape or incest.
13,000/1,310,000 = .00992... or about .01. That is 1% according to the pro-aborts.
Source: Alan Guttmacher Institute, Induced Abortion, Facts in Brief, 2002. Info online here. Guttmacher is a division of Planned Parenthood.
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