Variables

Dependent Variables

SUICIDEINDEX: Comprised of the following variables (reliability test Appendix B)

SUICIDE1: 227. Do you think a person has the right to end his or her own life if this person . . . A. Has an incurable disease?

SUICIDE2: 227. Do you think a person has the right to end his or her own life if this person . . . B. Has gone bankrupt?

SUICIDE3: 227. Do you think a person has the right to end his or her own life if this person . . . C. Has dishonored his or her family?

SUICIDE4: 227. Do you think a person has the right to end his or her own life if this person . . . D. Is tired of living and ready to die?

Independent Variables

AGE: 13. RESPONDENT'S AGE

RELIGIOSITYINDEX: Comprised of the following variables (reliability test Appendix C)

ATTEND: 105. How often do you attend religious services?

PRAY: 110. About how often do you pray?

CONCLERG: 165. I am going to name some institutions in this country. As far as the people running these institutions are concerned, would you say you have a great deal of confidence, only some confidence, or hardly any confidence at all in them? READ EACH ITEM; CODE ONE FOR EACH. C. Organized religion

NEARGOD: 112. How close do you feel to God most of the time? Would you say extremely close, somewhat close, not very close, or not close at all?

EDUC: 15. A. What is the highest grade in elementary school or high school that (you/your father/ your mother/your [husband/wife]) finished and got credit for? CODE EXACT GRADE.

RINCOME: A. IF YES: In which of these groups did your earnings from (OCCUPATION IN Q. 2, OCC) for last year--[1973-1997]--fall? That is, before taxes or other deductions. Just tell me the letter.

SEX: 23. CODE RESPONDENT'S SEX

Male – listed gender as male

Female – listed gender as female (comparison variable in regression)

RACE: 24. What race do you consider yourself? RECORD VERBATIM AND CODE.

WhiteRace – Those who list their race as white (comparison variable in the regression)

BlackRace – Those who list their race as black

OtherRace – Those who list their race as something other than black or white

WRKSTAT: 1. Last week were you working full time, part time, going to school, keeping house, or what?

Employed - Those who are employed fulltime, partime or out temporarily due to illness, vacation, strike.

Unemployed - Those who are unemployed

OtherEmploy - Those who are retired, in school, keeping house, or other situation not included in the other two variables. (comparison variable in regression)

FAMILY16: 27. Were you living with both your own mother and father around the time you were 16? (IF NO: With whom were you living around that time?) (IF R. MARRIED OR LEFT HOME BY AGE 16, PROBE "BEFORE THAT.")

MOFA – Living with both mother and father.

FASMO – Living with father and step mother

MOSFA – Living with mother and step father

FaOnly – Living with only father

MoOnly – Living with only mother

Relative – Living with a relative other then mother or father

Other – Any situation not included in the above variables (comparison variable in regression)