Table 1. Description of Lifeline callers during COVID-19 pandemic (n = 412^a).

Variables	N (%)
Note. aN's for individual factors vary due to missing data. bTransgender, questioning, and others were combined into a noncisgender category for analyses. cIndividuals who identified as more than one race or as mixed or multiracial were combined in the analyses as mixed/multiracial. NH/PI was combined with others in the analyses due to a prevalence of less than 3%. dResponse options four and five were combined in the analyses due to low frequencies.
Demographics
Age (yrs)
18–24	176 (42.8%)
25–34	122 (29.7%)
35–49	65 (15.8%)
50+	48 (11.7%)
Genderb
Male	156 (37.9%)
Female	239 (58.0%)
Transgender	4 (1.0%)
Questioning	1 (0.2%)
Others	12 (2.9%)
Racec
American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN)	12 (3.0%)
Asian	20 (5.0%)
Black	55 (13.7%)
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NH/PI)	2 (0.5%)
White	259 (64.6%)
AI/AN and Black	1 (0.3%)
AI/AN and White	4 (1.0%)
Asian and Others	1 (0.3%)
Asian and White	5 (1.3%)
Black and White	10 (2.5%)
NH/PI and White	2 (0.5%)
White and Others	1 (0.3%)
Mixed/multiracial	8 (2.0%)
Others	21 (5.2%)
Hispanic/Latinx ethnicity
Hispanic/Latinx	62 (15.1%)
Not Hispanic/Latinx	349 (84.9%)
History of suicidal ideation and behavior and suicide risk at the time of call
First time seriously thinking about suicide?
Yes	54 (13.2%)
No	342 (83.6%)
NA, participant says not relevant	13 (3.2%)
Prior suicide attempt?
Yes	212 (52.0%)
No	196 (48.0%)
How likely was caller to act on thoughts at the time of call?d
1 − not at all likely	101 (24.7%)
2	94 (23.0%)
3 − somewhat likely	130 (31.9%)
4 + very/extremely likely	83 (20.4%)
How much did caller want to die at the time of call?
Definitely wanted to die	67 (16.4%)
Wanted to die more than live	103 (25.3%)
About equal	104 (25.5%)
A part of them wanted to live more than die	88 (21.5%)
Definitely wanted to live	46 (11.3%)
Prior Lifeline use
First Lifeline call?
Yes	212 (51.6%)
No	199 (48.4%)