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Effects of Different Suicide Rates and Social Welfare Related Factors by Region

지역 간 자살률 차이와 사회복지요인이 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2020.05.31
  • Accepted : 2020.07.20
  • Published : 2020.07.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the difference in suicide rates between regions and to determine the effect of social workers on the regional suicide rate. The main analysis results are as follows. First, the suicide rates in metropolitan cities were lower than was lower than in other regions, and cities and districts were lower than those in the county area. Second, suicide rates were high in areas with many cultural and social welfare facilities per population. Suicide rates were high in low mental health facilities and low social welfare budgets. The suicide rate in rural areas was high. Third, suicide rates were high in areas with low economic requirements, areas with a high proportion of the elderly, divorce rates, and areas with a small number of social security recipients and living alone. In other words, the suicide rate in rural areas was high. Finally, social workers did not affect the difference in local suicide rates. Local social services and budgets have no real impact on suicide rates. In the future, it is necessary to improve the quality and quantity of community welfare practices that can lower community suicide rates.

본 연구는 지역 간 자살률 차이를 분석하고 사회복지 등 지역 특성이 자살률에 미치는 영향을 확인하기 위하여 수행되었다. 주요 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 특별시와 광역시의 자살률이 광역도에 비해 크게 낮았고, 시·구가 군지역에 비해 낮아서 농어촌 지역의 자살률이 높았다. 둘째, 사회복지요인에 따라서는 인구 10만명 당 문화시설과 사회복지시설 수가 많은 지역의 자살률이 높았고, 정신 보건시설 수가 적은 지역과 사회복지예산비율이 낮은 지역의 자살률이 높아서 농어촌 특성을 가지고 있는 지역의 자살률이 높았다. 셋째, 지역사회 특징이 자살률 차이에 미치는 영향을 분석한 결과 경제여건이 나쁜 지역, 노인 인구비율·이혼률이 높은 지역, 사회보장 수급자 수·독거노인 가구 수가 적은 지역의 자살률이 높아서 농어촌 특성을 가진 지역일수록 자살률이 높았다. 끝으로 사회복지요인은 지역 자살률 차이에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 지역에서 제공되는 사회복지서비스와 투입되는 예산이 자살률 감소에 실질적인 영향을 미치지 못하는 것으로 평가된다. 향후 지역사회 자살률을 낮출 수 있는 지역사회복지 실천의 질적, 양적 개선이 필요하다.

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