Suicide in Oklahoma: A Study of Rate Validity
Abstract
The object of this study is to investigate the process by which medical examiners label deaths as suicides. Particular attention is given to the social factors which may influence this labeling process. A conceptual and sociological definition of suicide is developed and applied to 812 cases of death in the state of Oklahoma, for the years 1972 and 1973. Comparison of information contained on medical examiner reports for cases of death which are differentially classified by the conceptual definition is done as a means of evaluating the validity of the suicide rate.
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