This dataset contains information on suicide rates in West Germany, classified by age, sex, and method of suicide. The data was collected from Heuer (1979) and provides detailed insight into suicide rates across different demographic groups. It includes the frequency of suicides, categorized by sex, method of suicide, and age group.
Usage
data(Suicide_Germany_df)Format
A data frame with 306 observations and 6 variables:
- Freq
Numeric variable representing the frequency of suicides.
- sex
Factor indicating the sex of the individual (2 levels: 'Male', 'Female').
- method
Factor indicating the method of suicide (9 levels).
- age
Numeric variable representing the age of the individual.
- age.group
Factor indicating the age group (5 levels).
- method2
Factor indicating a secondary categorization of the suicide method (8 levels).
Details
The dataset name has been changed to 'Suicide_Germany_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the crimedatasets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'df' indicates that the dataset is a data frame. The original content has not been modified in any way.