Single, never-married individuals have rates twice as high as for those who are married and have children. Previously married people have sharply higher rates than the never-married. Sometimes, people will commit anniversary suicides on the day that a loved one died. The higher a person's social status, the greater the risk of suicide, but a fall in status also increases the risk. Work, in general, tends to protect against suicide.
Suicide rates are higher among the employed than the employed.
The suicide rate increases during recessions and times of rising unemployment, and decreases during times of high employment and during wars. No significant seasonal correlation with suicide have been found. Suicides increase slightly in Spring and Autumn, but contrary to popular belief, not in December and holiday periods. The relationship between physical health and suicide is significant. Previous medical care seems to be a positively correlated risk indicator of suicide.