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Table 1 Demographics

From: Attitudes of acceptability and lack of condemnation toward suicide may be predictive of post-discharge suicide attempts

  

Total

Reachable for follow-up?

  

No

Yes

Initial SA

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

No attempt at admit

52

57.1%

29

59.2%

23

54.8%

 

Attempt leading to admit

39

42.9%

20

40.8%

19

45.2%

Sex

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Female

50

55.6%

30

62.5%

20

47.6%

 

Male

40

44.4%

18

37.5%

22

52.4%

Race

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

American Indian

1

1.1%

1

2.1%

0

0%

 

Asian

7

7.9%

4

8.3%

3

7.3%

 

Black

18

20.2%

12

25.0%

6

14.6%

 

Pacific Islander

2

2.2%

2

4.2%

0

0%

 

White

44

49.4%

24

50.0%

20

48.8%

 

Other

17

19.1%

5

10.4%

12

29.3%

Ethnicity

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Hispanic

22

24.7%

8

66.7%

14

34.1%

 

Non-Hispanic

67

75.3%

4

33.3%

27

65.9%

Marital status

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Single

80

90.9%

43

87.8%

37

94.9%

 

Married

8

9.1%

6

12.2%

2

5.1%

Housing

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Undomiciled

8

9.1%

3

6.1%

5

12.8%

 

Domiciled

80

90.9%

46

93.9%

34

87.2%

History of incarceration

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Never incarcerated

60

66.7%

30

61.2%

30

73.2%

 

Ever incarcerated

30

33.3%

19

38.8%

11

26.8%

Primary diagnosis

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Psychotic Disorder

10

11%

5

10.2%

5

11.9%

 

Bipolar (non-psychotic)

15

16.6%

11

22.4%

4

9.5%

 

Unipolar and Anxiety

44

48.4%

18

36.7%

26

61.9%

 

No primary mood, anxiety, or psychotic disorder

22

24.2%

15

30.6%

7

16.7%

Substance abuse

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

No substance abuse

35

38.5%

16

32.7%

19

45.2%

 

Any substance abuse

56

61.5%

33

67.3%

23

54.8%

Scalar demographics

 

Mean

SD*

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Age

37.8

13.2

36.6

13.5

39.1

12.9

 

Years of education

13.1

2.7

13.5

2.4

12.7

3.0

  1. *SD = Standard Deviation.