Utah/Statistical claims/Suicide rate among Mormons/Further Reading

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Utah statistical claims and charges

Summary: This page indexes attacks and criticism of the Church based upon statistical analysis.

Jump to Subtopic:

• Question: Why does Utah lead the United States in subscriptions to online adult entertainment?
• Question: Is the fact that Salt Lake City has many plastic surgeons indicative of Mormon vanity and concern with appearance?
• Question: Is it true that Utah has the highest personal bankruptcy rate in the United States?
• Question: Is the suicide rate in Utah higher than the national average?
• Question: Is the rate of antidepressant use in Utah much higher among Mormons than the general population?
• Question: In Utah, are more people leaving the Church than are joining the Church?

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FairMormon web site

Statistical issues FAIR

• Dr. Tim B. Heaton, "Dealing with Demographics," presentation at the 2002 FAIR Conference. FairMormon link

External links

Statistical issues on-line links

• Michael R. Ash, "Are LDS Prone to Problems," mormonfortress.com off-site
• Daniel K. Judd, "Religion, Mental Health, and the Latter-day Saints," BYU Speeches mp3 offsite
• Gilbert Fellingham, Kyle McBride, H. Dennis Tolley, Joseph L. Lyon, "Statistics on Suicide and LDS Church Involvement in Males Age 15–34," Brigham Young University Studies 39 no. 2 (2000), 173–80. off-site
• Hilton, Fellingham, and Lyon, "Suicide Rates and Religious Commitment in Young Adult Males in Utah," American Journal of Epidemiology (Vol. 155, No. 5 : 413-419) off-site
• Lars Lefgren, Frank McIntyre, Explaining the Puzzle of Cross‐State Differences in Bankruptcy Rates, The Journal of Law and Economics (May 2009).

Printed material

Statistical issues printed materials

• Daniel K. Judd, ed., Religion, Mental Health, and the Latter-day Saints (Provo, UT: BYU Religious Studies Center, 1999), xvi + 318 pages. off-site