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Something that doesn't get noted enough in the tech community (and surprised me). Farming, fishing, and forestry far outweighs other occupational groups in sui
by ethbro 8y ago
Something that doesn't get noted enough in the tech community (and surprised me).
Farming, fishing, and forestry far outweighs other occupational groups in suicide rates for men [1].
When standardized against population, at a rate of 90.5 per 100,000 people [2]; vs the next highest, construction and extraction (52.5).
For comparison, computer and mathematical was at 32.8 for men and 12.5 for women.
[1] CDC, 2012 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6525a1.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6525a1.htm
[2] https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6525a1.htm#modalIdString_CDCTable_1 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6525a1.htm#modalIdS...
- rojobuffalo 8y agoI've worked in 2 out of those 3 professions. I'm a little surprised they are at the top of the list. Contact with nature on a daily basis is really refreshing. However, economic struggle in these fields is really bad: low wages, price competition from industrial-scale companies, seasonal instability. Still surprising that those are the top 3.
- tim333 8y agoFarming and the like have always been tough economically - you have to fork out for equipment and land but the income from the crop varies dramatically - good year and there is a glut and the prices drop, bad year not much crop and so on. I think it may be better to either have corporations do it where no one is hurt so bad if they go bust, or a regulated subsidised market like the EU.