This correlation seems to have nothing to do with blast exposure as the title suggests From the article
The rates for these combat occupations are roughly twice those of service members who work in noncombat jobs like data processing or food service.
The article even mentions there isn’t any implied causation between blasts and non-blast exposed combat troops either in the data presented (except maybe a 4% difference in suicide rate between artillery crews and combat troops with less exposure). The data they are presenting* shows the largest drop in rate is between combat and non combat troops How can the author have this information and come away with this conclusion?
Explosives ordinance disposal team members, who disable roadside bombs and routinely train and work around very large blasts, had the highest suicide rate — 34.77 deaths per 100,000 people per year — followed by infantry and special operations forces; armor crews; and artillery troops; whose rates are closer to 30 deaths per 100,000.
That's a 15% bump in suicide for the most blast exposed troops when compared to less blast exposed combat troops.
Obviously combat exposure vs not is going to have a large effect, but blast exposure seems to have a further effect on top the horrors of combat.
Also:
In the Air Force, where blast exposure is rare, there were no significant differences in suicide rates among different military occupations. But among Army and Marine Corps troops, the rates are elevated wherever blasts are part of daily work
The report presented the data, but made no attempt to grapple with the implications:
The report released on Wednesday does not mention blast exposure as a factor, and offers no insights into what may be contributing to the different suicide rates. Still, the correlation between deaths by suicide and levels of blast exposure is a common theme in the figures
Alright, now here’s where i am ready to be wrong… How is an increasing suicide rate from 30 per 100k to 35 per 100k statistically significant? Am i even worse at math than i thought?
It's the same reason that an increase from a 0.0001% chance of something happening to a 0.0002% chance is a 100% increased chance of the thing happening.
More relevantly, 0.0003477% is ~ 15% bigger a number than 0.0003000%. The overall numbers are still low, but the increase is significant.
Well then i guess i am wrong, cuz i have to concede 15% is a significant difference. Thanks for explaining that. It still feels like artificial inflation of stats to my mind, but that’s just like, my opinion, man
I remember reading over some logic - statistics “puzzles”, where the logic is sound if you follow step by step on paper, but for some reason your mind just has trouble grasping the concept which leads to confusion.
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I was with you until I clicked the link but that doesn’t seem like an entirely unreasonable take. One can be both “on the right side of history” and “intentionally or incompetently misleading”.
It wasn’t about skin color. It’s about religion. He might not be a Muslim, but his name suggests he likely is. It’s usually Christians who are doing this shit.
Isn’t it irrelevent which religion they use as a lame excuse to excert control over other people? Their primary trait is that they cannot allow other people to live their lives like they do, anything else is secondary.
Without knowing the dude and assuming upbringing, think about their stereotypical culture. Abortion and I assume contraception isn’t exactly encouraged. Maybe I am an ignorant fuck about non-western cultures. Still upsets me that anyone threatens them at all.
All I do know is I appreciate the hell out of that organization and was the only way I could afford healthcare for a long time. I try to go to them no matter what so they get money and I can continue to see the people I always have.
The stories that women shared with me in the waiting room are absolutely heartbreaking. Such as men sabotaging their birth control. They have to sneak on a bus while he is at work, with their kids in tow, to get the depo shot. That is one of the tame stories.
Fucking POS protesters were around where the parade was for Pride a couple weeks ago. I always flip off any protesters for PP. Childish? Yes. Will that stop me? Absolutely not.
I believe abortion is only permitted if the mother’s life is in danger in Islam, but this is the first time I’ve heard of someone who sounds like they might be a Muslim threatening a Planned Parenthood in the U.S.
Hmm. Hard to say. I admit I was bad and didn’t read the article until now. He threatened them over the phone, which is a hell of a lot easier than in person. I think the point of the article is to show that someone was actually punished for it and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was racial bias that resulted him getting punished over some white nutjob.
How diverse is Indiana? I spent a few months in Fort Wayne and it was very very white. Ohio is a weird one though I have spent a lot of time there too. New York is pretty diverse. I think the other person was right though that the news skews what is reported on.
Sad part is how much PP has had to increase security over the last 10-15 years. No more walking through the front door. They keep the doors locked and have to buzz you in. Wouldn’t be surprised if some locations have security guards and more protection for their employees and patients.
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You joke, but even though it’s not those obviously racist things causing it, a pretty astounding percentage of black voters were switching from Biden to Trump (by no means a majority, but like double-digit percentage increase), according to polling before the drop-out.
I’m really hopeful this and Kamala reversed that trend.
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