Comments on: The grim reality that is France, happiness indexes notwithstanding http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/15/the-grim-reality-that-is-france-happiness-indexes-notwithstanding/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:14:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: davoid http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/15/the-grim-reality-that-is-france-happiness-indexes-notwithstanding/#comment-37743 davoid Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:57:13 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/15/the-grim-reality-that-is-france-happiness-indexes-notwithstanding/#comment-37743 the total suicide rate per 100,000 in France in 2005 was about 22 for the age group 25-64, so in 18 months we might expect about 33. Add in some recession stress and it'll probably go higher. France Telecom employs over 100,000 people. So if anything 23 suicides in 18 months suggests that France telecom employees are less likely to suicide than non-employees. Perhaps it's a pretty good place to work after all. This is the sort of idiot empty story I'd expect from a numerically illiterate humanities graduate member of the US republican party. the total suicide rate per 100,000 in France in 2005 was about 22 for the age group 25-64, so in 18 months we might expect about 33. Add in some recession stress and it’ll probably go higher. France Telecom employs over 100,000 people. So if anything 23 suicides in 18 months suggests that France telecom employees are less likely to suicide than non-employees. Perhaps it’s a pretty good place to work after all.

This is the sort of idiot empty story I’d expect from a numerically illiterate humanities graduate member of the US republican party.

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