Study Koivumaa-Honkanen et al. (2003): study FI 1976

Public

Adults, Finland, 1976-1995

Sample

Respondents

N = 29067

Non Response

16%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaires: - T1 (1975): health questionnaire, happiness - T2 (1981: only to twins, health, happiness - T3 (1990): only to twins, health, happiness, Beck Depression Inventory - The Finnish cause of death registry was used to identify suicides(T1-T3)

Correlate

Authors's Label

suicides

Our Classification

Distribution

1: 0.62% (N=182, Male=149, Female=33)
0: 99.38%

Operationalization

The Finnish Cause of Death Registry was used to identify suicides between 1975 and 1990.
1 committed suicide after 1975
0 did not commit suicide after 1975

T1: 1975, T2: 1981, T3: 1990

Observed Relation with Happiness