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Table 2 Prevalence of suicidal feelings ever in 2000 and 2010 among all respondents, and those who responded at both points in time

From: Changes in the lifetime prevalence of suicidal feelings and thoughts among Norwegian doctors from 2000 to 2010: a longitudinal study based on national samples

 

2000 (N = 1,253)

2010 (N = 962)

Change from 2000 to 2010 (N = 715)

 

percent (95% CI)

percent (95% CI)

paired t-test(a)

Felt life was not worth living

   

Never

52.3 (49.7–55.3)

54.9 (51.8–58.0)

mean diff = − 0.9

Hardly ever

28.7 (26.0–31.0)

31.7 (28.8–34.6)

t = −3.4

Sometimes

17.2 (15.0–19.2)

12.4 (10.1–14.3)

p = 0.001

Often

1.8 (1.1–2.7)

1.0 (0.4–1.6)

 

Wished own death

   

Never

72.9 (70.1–75.5)

76.8 (70.2–76.6)

mean diff = −0.7

Hardly ever

17.6 (15.5–19.7)

15.6 (13.3–17.9)

t = −3.1

Sometimes

8.9 (7.1–10.3)

7.6 (5.9–9.3)

p = 0.002

Often

0.6 (0.2–1.2)

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Thoughts of taking own life

   

Never

69.2 (66.9–72.0)

74.6 (71.2–77.4)

mean diff = −0.8

Hardly ever

20.6 (18.2–22.6)

17.7 (15.3–20.1)

t = −3.5

Sometimes

9.2 (7.5–10.7)

7.4 (5.8–9.1)

p < 0.0001

Often

1.0 (0.5–1.7)

0.3 (0.1–0.7)

 
  1. (a)Paired t-test. Calculated with the following response values: never = 0, hardly ever = 1, sometimes = 2, often = 3.