Studies have shown that the high suicide rate among single women

Studies have shown that the high suicide rate among single women,(2008-03-08 08:18:19)
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According to the British Government released a new report shows that the suicide rate for single women or unmarried women may be much larger than a married woman, and the rate was gradually increasing trend.

The report shows that unmarried women the rate was three times as many married women. This data is compared with 25 years ago, more time, the suicide rate for single women, married women may be twice as high. The study was conducted by the British Government's National Statistics Office is responsible for completion of research findings show that unmarried cohabitation has led to many young women become more melancholy. They violated all of the British Labor Party developed the rules of equality in family relationships.

From the early 80s, female life, an important change is the spread of unmarried cohabitation and the marriage rate has dropped. National Statistics Office said that 80 years to 2004, people's marriage rate has halved, but the age of 50 sexual partners has increased to three times the number of single women. In 2004, at least a quarter of single women, unmarried cohabitation.

Studies have shown that, from the Victorian era, the marriage is seen as a way to protect people do not commit suicide. At that time, it is generally agreed that the marriage party to a marriage spouse can enhance an individual's social integration efforts. The researchers wrote: "Now that a lot of that more and more choices and heterosexual unmarried people living together, and we thought over the past 25 years, suicide rates between married and unmarried persons should be the relative difference decreased, but it does not happen. "

Study the increase in heterosexual cohabitation independent researchers Patricia - Morgan talked about the report of the National Statistical Office said: "This is not unusual, but the government just surprised, unmarried cohabitation is the path to conflict, disappointment and melancholy way, women will be that as long as they are living together with men, they should be held accountable. while men would think that women and men living together is just a way to obtain sex and shopping, they are still free to choose. "

The record shows that since the 80s has reduced the total number of suicides, but single women the suicide rate dropped very low. In 1983, 100,000 single women there are 18 people committed suicide, 100,000 married women, only nine people committed suicide. By 2004, 100,000 single women there are 15 people committed suicide, while the married women, only five people committed suicide. As for the men, suicide rates remain unchanged, is still the single men married men is about three times the suicide rate.

According to the National Statistical Office reported that the long overseas studies have shown that high-risk suicide rate is that people do not get married to keep the results, rather than other factors. 10 years ago, the British Labor Party put forward their views on unmarried cohabitation. At that time, the family policy, the Green Paper on the recognition of relationships. Since then, the British Prime Minister on the abolition of the marriage tax cuts, repeal married couples allowance, canceled all of the tax system and preferential policies relating to marriage