Statistics on the Prevalence of Suicide Tend to

question 241

Multiple Choice

Statistics on the prevalence of suicide tend to

• A) understate its frequency because many people disguise their suicides as accidents.
• B) overstate its frequency because all drug overdoses are automatically ruled to be suicides.
• C) overstate its frequency because the police prefer to label doubtful cases suicide instead of murder.
• D) understate its frequency because most people who commit suicide are listed as missing.

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