Publication: Análisis de las estadísticas oficiales del suicidio en España (1910-2011)
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2017
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Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS)
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En este trabajo se muestra la evolución histórica de las tasas de suicidio en España desde 1910 hasta 2011. Como novedad se presentan las tasas de suicidio estandarizadas, lo que las hace perfectamente comparables geográfica y temporalmente, ya que no se ven afectadas por la estructura de la población. Utilizando datos históricos de una serie de variables socioeconómicas para todas las provincias y aplicando novedosas técnicas estadísticas de análisis de panel de datos, hemos podido confirmar muchas de las hipótesis establecidas por Durkheim a finales del siglo XIX, especialmente las relacionadas con el nivel de fecundidad y nupcialidad, la edad, el sexo y el índice de envejecimiento. También hemos contradicho los planteamientos del sociólogo francés en lo referente al impacto del proceso de urbanización y la pobreza sobre el suicidio.
In this article we examine the evolution of suicide rates in Spain from 1910 to 2011. As something new, we use standardised suicide rates, making them perfectly comparable geographically and in time, as they no longer reflect population structure. Using historical data from a series of socioeconomic variables for all Spain's provinces and applying new techniques for the statistical analysis of panel data, we are able to confirm many of the hypotheses established by Durkheim at the end of the 19th century, especially those related to fertility and marriage rates, age, sex and the aging index. Our findings, however, contradict Durkheim's approach regarding the impact of urbanisation processes and poverty on suicide.
In this article we examine the evolution of suicide rates in Spain from 1910 to 2011. As something new, we use standardised suicide rates, making them perfectly comparable geographically and in time, as they no longer reflect population structure. Using historical data from a series of socioeconomic variables for all Spain's provinces and applying new techniques for the statistical analysis of panel data, we are able to confirm many of the hypotheses established by Durkheim at the end of the 19th century, especially those related to fertility and marriage rates, age, sex and the aging index. Our findings, however, contradict Durkheim's approach regarding the impact of urbanisation processes and poverty on suicide.