Table 12. Crude and Age Adjusted Suicide Mortality Rate/100,000 Person Years  (+/- SE) among 13 Occupations by Socio-Demographic Subgroups
Occupation 13 Classes	Group	Estimated US Worker Population	Mortality Follow Up Sample Size	Total Deaths	Suicide Deaths	Crude Suicide Death Rate	Crude Suicide Death Rate SE	Age Adjusted Suicide Death Rate	Age Adjusted Suicide Death Rate SE
All Workers		114,093,524	444,917	26,036	645	12	1	13	1
Executive, administrative managerial	1: Total	15,855,350	60,414	3,436	80	11	1	10	2
Executive, administrative managerial	2: Male	9,485,959	35,404	2,519	64	15	2	14	3
Executive, administrative managerial	3: Female	6,369,391	25,010	917	16	5	1	4	1
Executive, administrative managerial	4: White	14,340,387	54,259	3,110	70	11	1	10	2
Executive, administrative managerial	5: Black	982,642	4,209	260	7	11	5	10	4
Executive, administrative managerial	6: Other	532,322	1,946	66	3	14	8	9	5
Executive, administrative managerial	7: Hispanic	769,548	2,872	159	6	20	8	20	10
Executive, administrative managerial	8: NonHispanic	15,085,802	57,542	3,277	74	10	1	9	2
Professional specialty	1: Total	16,283,334	62,176	2,789	75	10	1	9	1
Professional specialty	2: Male	7,917,667	29,306	1,743	52	15	2	11	2
Professional specialty	3: Female	8,365,667	32,870	1,046	23	6	1	8	2
Professional specialty	4: White	14,342,393	54,288	2,358	66	10	1	9	2
Professional specialty	5: Black	1,221,598	5,269	341	6	10	4	7	3
Professional specialty	6: Other	719,343	2,619	90	3	10	5	11	6
Professional specialty	7: Hispanic	671,176	2,495	86	2	6	5	6	4
Professional specialty	8: NonHispanic	15,612,158	59,681	2,703	73	10	1	9	2
Technicians/related support	1: Total	4,016,229	15,336	596	25	12	2	17	6
Technicians/related support	2: Male	2,077,866	7,634	352	18	17	4	27	11
Technicians/related support	3: Female	1,938,363	7,702	244	7	6	2	6	3
Technicians/related support	4: White	3,396,239	12,758	481	21	12	2	17	7
Technicians/related support	5: Black	389,861	1,747	91	3	14	8	22	15
Technicians/related support	6: Other	230,129	831	24	1	7	7	4	4
Technicians/related support	7: Hispanic	235,511	866	27	2	15	10	18	13
Technicians/related support	8: NonHispanic	3,780,718	14,470	569	23	12	2	17	7
Sales	1: Total	13,092,640	49,620	2,937	74	12	2	12	2
Sales	2: Male	6,727,869	24,877	1,880	58	20	3	21	4
Sales	3: Female	6,364,770	24,743	1,057	16	5	1	4	1
Sales	4: White	11,750,648	44,190	2,681	65	12	2	12	2
Sales	5: Black	889,149	3,832	173	3	10	7	7	5
Sales	6: Other	452,842	1,598	83	6	25	11	23	10
Sales	7: Hispanic	806,791	3,050	110	1	3	3	4	4
Sales	8: NonHispanic	12,285,848	46,570	2,827	73	13	2	13	2
Administrative support occs, including clerical	1: Total	17,540,987	68,299	3,179	58	7	1	7	1
Administrative support occs, including clerical	2: Male	3,718,137	13,797	978	23	15	3	14	3
Administrative support occs, including clerical	3: Female	13,822,850	54,502	2,201	35	5	1	5	1
Administrative support occs, including clerical	4: White	14,978,842	57,072	2,667	53	8	1	7	1
Administrative support occs, including clerical	5: Black	1,973,463	9,126	433	2	2	1	1	1
Administrative support occs, including clerical	6: Other	588,682	2,101	79	3	13	6	9	4
Administrative support occs, including clerical	7: Hispanic	1,234,827	4,693	178	3	5	2	5	2
Administrative support occs, including clerical	8: NonHispanic	16,306,160	63,606	3,001	55	7	1	7	1
Private household	1: Total	761,954	3,249	363	1	0	0	0	0
Private household	2: Male	36,030	141	19	1	9	9	9	10
Private household	3: Female	725,924	3,108	344	0	0	0	0	0
Private household	4: White	525,115	2,039	172	0	0	0	0	0
Private household	5: Black	215,855	1,137	187	1	2	2	1	1
Private household	6: Other	20,984	73	4	0	0	0	0	0
Private household	7: Hispanic	128,949	511	22	0	0	0	0	0
Private household	8: NonHispanic	633,005	2,738	341	1	1	1	0	0
Protective service	1: Total	1,950,907	7,392	567	11	11	3	16	6
Protective service	2: Male	1,659,846	6,208	516	11	13	4	19	7
Protective service	3: Female	291,060	1,184	51	0	0	0	0	0
Protective service	4: White	1,569,239	5,802	429	10	13	4	18	7
Protective service	5: Black	335,730	1,432	128	1	3	3	8	8
Protective service	6: Other	45,937	158	10	0	0	0	0	0
Protective service	7: Hispanic	132,169	488	23	0	0	0	0	0
Protective service	8: NonHispanic	1,818,737	6,904	544	11	12	4	17	6
Service occs, except protective/household	1: Total	11,749,273	46,880	3,047	52	10	2	12	2
Service occs, except protective/household	2: Male	4,035,235	15,396	1,340	33	19	4	24	6
Service occs, except protective/household	3: Female	7,714,037	31,484	1,707	19	5	1	5	1
Service occs, except protective/household	4: White	9,074,782	34,647	2,069	47	12	2	13	3
Service occs, except protective/household	5: Black	2,080,803	10,150	880	3	3	2	4	3
Service occs, except protective/household	6: Other	593,688	2,083	98	2	7	5	8	6
Service occs, except protective/household	7: Hispanic	1,278,089	4,915	251	6	16	8	17	9
Service occs, except protective/household	8: NonHispanic	10,471,184	41,965	2,796	46	9	1	11	2
Farming, forestry, fishing	1: Total	3,215,669	12,651	1,427	33	21	4	20	4
Farming, forestry, fishing	2: Male	2,682,794	10,499	1,283	33	26	5	24	5
Farming, forestry, fishing	3: Female	532,875	2,152	144	0	0	0	0	0
Farming, forestry, fishing	4: White	2,952,108	11,571	1,244	31	22	4	21	4
Farming, forestry, fishing	5: Black	208,654	875	157	1	10	10	8	8
Farming, forestry, fishing	6: Other	54,907	205	26	1	34	32	40	36
Farming, forestry, fishing	7: Hispanic	421,398	1,625	103	4	18	10	38	31
Farming, forestry, fishing	8: NonHispanic	2,794,271	11,026	1,324	29	22	5	21	5
Precision production, craft, repair	1: Total	12,930,703	49,089	3,223	114	19	2	23	5
Precision production, craft, repair	2: Male	11,784,674	44,487	3,024	111	20	2	25	5
Precision production, craft, repair	3: Female	1,146,029	4,602	199	3	6	4	5	3
Precision production, craft, repair	4: White	11,557,990	43,373	2,739	102	19	2	23	5
Precision production, craft, repair	5: Black	996,058	4,376	407	8	17	6	16	6
Precision production, craft, repair	6: Other	376,655	1,340	77	4	30	15	24	12
Precision production, craft, repair	7: Hispanic	1,107,415	4,160	244	2	5	4	4	3
Precision production, craft, repair	8: NonHispanic	11,823,288	44,929	2,979	112	20	2	25	5
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors	1: Total	7,788,365	30,676	1,914	58	15	2	34	19
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors	2: Male	4,715,724	18,094	1,230	52	23	3	59	35
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors	3: Female	3,072,641	12,582	684	6	4	2	3	1
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors	4: White	6,328,597	24,288	1,435	49	16	2	41	24
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors	5: Black	1,131,586	5,166	418	8	10	4	9	4
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors	6: Other	328,181	1,222	61	1	6	6	4	4
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors	7: Hispanic	958,928	3,769	202	3	8	5	23	19
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors	8: NonHispanic	6,829,437	26,907	1,712	55	16	2	33	19
Transportation/ material moving	1: Total	4,800,417	18,605	1,529	30	13	2	12	2
Transportation/ material moving	2: Male	4,354,367	16,765	1,442	30	15	3	13	3
Transportation/ material moving	3: Female	446,050	1,840	87	0	0	0	0	0
Transportation/ material moving	4: White	3,986,956	15,121	1,165	29	16	3	14	3
Transportation/ material moving	5: Black	701,955	3,087	333	1	2	2	2	2
Transportation/ material moving	6: Other	111,505	397	31	0	0	0	0	0
Transportation/ material moving	7: Hispanic	371,480	1,392	94	1	6	6	4	4
Transportation/ material moving	8: NonHispanic	4,428,937	17,213	1,435	29	14	3	13	3
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers	1: Total	4,107,698	15,858	1,026	34	17	3	19	5
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers	2: Male	3,303,332	12,571	867	34	21	3	25	7
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers	3: Female	804,365	3,287	159	0	0	0	0	0
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers	4: White	3,319,724	12,475	721	31	19	3	22	6
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers	5: Black	661,495	2,940	270	2	4	3	3	2
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers	6: Other	126,479	443	35	1	16	16	16	16
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers	7: Hispanic	490,612	1,846	87	4	18	9	15	8
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers	8: NonHispanic	3,617,086	14,012	939	30	16	3	19	5