Between 1978 and 1988 Alabama's “wet” counties had higher mean homicide and illegitimacy rates but lower suicide rates than did that state's “dry” counties.
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Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (1987) Alabama county data book, 1986. Montgomery, AL: Author.
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Alabama Department of Public Health. (1978 through 1988) Alabama's vital records. Montgomery, AL: Author.