Table 1.
Frequencies of suicidal ideation by socio-demographic variables (n).
| More than once | Once | Never | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 16.9% (425) | 21.5% (541) | 61.6% (1555) |
| Female | 28.6% (505) | 25.6% (453) | 45.8% (809) |
| Total | 21.7% (930) | 23.2% (994) | 55.1% (2364) |
| Geographical area | |||
| South | 18.1% (157) | 22.3% (193) | 59.6% (516) |
| Islands | 21.9% (181) | 21.2% (175) | 56.9% (470) |
| Centre | 22.8% (195) | 22.8% (195) | 54.4% (467) |
| North East | 22.6% (195) | 24.7% (213) | 52.7% (456) |
| North West | 23.1% (202) | 24.9% (218) | 52.0% (455) |
| Class | |||
| I | 20.3% (191) | 23.4% (220) | 56.3% (529) |
| II | 23.4% (207) | 22.7% (201) | 53.9% (476) |
| III | 20.9% (172) | 24.5% (201) | 54.6% (449) |
| IV | 23.3% (196) | 22.9% (193) | 53.8% (452) |
| V | 20.5% (164) | 22.3% (179) | 57.2% (458) |
| Citizenship | |||
| Italian | 21.0% (835) | 23.1% (917) | 55.9% (2223) |
| Foreign | 30.4% (95) | 24.6% (77) | 45.0% (141) |
| Type of school | |||
| Lyceum | 23.0% (383) | 24.0% (401) | 53.0% (883) |
| Technical institute | 18.7% (256) | 22.6% (309) | 58.7% (805) |
| Vocational school | 23.3% (291) | 22.7% (284) | 54.0% (676) |
| Religious beliefs | |||
| Non-believer | 26.2% (517) | 23.9% (470) | 49.9% (985) |
| Believer | 16.6% (307) | 22.8% (422) | 60.6% (1125) |
| Parental cultural status | |||
| Low | 23.1% (194) | 20.7% (174) | 56.2% (471) |
| Medium | 22.1% (466) | 23.0% (486) | 54.9% (1157) |
| High | 20.2% (270) | 24.9% (334) | 54.9% (735) |
| Parental economic status | |||
| Low | 28.3% (134) | 27.7% (131) | 44.0% (208) |
| Medium–low | 23.1% (315) | 22.3% (304) | 54.6% (744) |
| Medium–high | 19.9% (380) | 22.2% (425) | 57.9% (1107) |
| High | 18.7% (101) | 24.9% (134) | 56.4% (304) |