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MikeWaters · 09-25-2006, 05:14 PM

most diseases, than whites.

The two exceptions in the article I am reading are:
1) pulmonary dis
2) suicide

It's interesting that racism is used as a reason why blacks die more frequently from disease (less options, poorer neighborhoods, diagnosis bias)--but for some reason it doesn't translate to more suicide.

I have no idea why.

Archaea · 09-25-2006, 05:39 PM

Maybe because the persons who would have died via suicide have already died off by other means.

Maybe because the social conditions conducive to suicide are not as prevalent in black society?

09-25-2006, 05:14 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Blacks have higher mortality rates for most diseases, than whites. The two exceptions in the article I am reading are: 1) pulmonary dis 2) suicide It's interesting that racism is used as a reason why blacks die more frequently from disease (less options, poorer neighborhoods, diagnosis bias)--but for some reason it doesn't translate to more suicide. I have no idea why.

09-25-2006, 05:39 PM	#2
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	Maybe because the persons who would have died via suicide have already died off by other means. Maybe because the social conditions conducive to suicide are not as prevalent in black society? __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα