Poor Mental Health Days and Depression by Farming Occupation and Sociodemographic Factors: BRFSS 2019 Data from 13 States
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Description
Analyzes 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey sociodemographic data from 13 states to compare poor mental health days and depression diagnosis between farmers and non-farmers. Discusses study findings in light of disproportionate suicide rates for people in farming occupations.
Author(s)
Jeanne M. Ward, John R. Blosnich
Citation
Journal of Agromedicine, 2025
Date
11/2025
Tagged as
Educational attainment
· Farmers and farmworkers
· Mental health
· Mental health conditions
· Statistics and data
· Suicide and suicide prevention
· California
· Florida
· Iowa
· Kansas
· Louisiana
· Mississippi
· Montana
· New Hampshire
· New Mexico
· New York
· Texas
· Vermont
· Wisconsin