Table 2.
Demographics and clinical factors
| Factor, n (%)a | Native American | Asian/ Asian American | Black/ African American | Hispanic/ Latinx | Multiracial | Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander | White/ European American |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth Risk Behavior Survey, N | 556 | 2,054 | 9,949 | 8,644 | 7,302 | 483 | 25,255 |
| Age, M (SE) | 16.20 (1.16) | 16.36 (1.07) | 16.43 (1.06) | 16.37 (1.06) | 16.32 (1.10) | 16.41 (1.09) | 16.37 (1.05) |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 316 (52.0%) | 994 (50.1%) | 4,693 (48.3%) | 4,140 (48.9%) | 3,517 (49.4%) | 252 (47.4%) | 12,684 (50.3%) |
| Female | 240 (48.0%) | 1,060 (49.9%) | 5,256 (51.7%) | 4,504 (51.1%) | 3,785 (50.6%) | 231 (52.6%) | 12,571 (49.7%) |
| Depressive Symptoms | 181 (32.8%) | 577 (28.6%) | 2,937 (29.0%) | 2,898 (34.1%) | 2,652 (36.0%) | 163 (33.1%) | 6,832 (26.9%) |
| Suicide ideation | 128 (22.8%) | 309 (15.8%) | 1,369 (13.7%) | 1,312 (15.1%) | 1,521 (21.1%) | 95 (20.2%) | 4,160 (16.4%) |
| Suicide attempt | 83 (14.0%) | 131 (6.7%) | 822 (8.3%) | 784 (8.8%) | 833 (10.9%) | 57 (12.5%) | 1,639 (6.4%) |
| Suicide ideation + attempt | 64 (49.3%) | 109 (34.3%) | 675 (48.9%) | 699 (50.7%) | 745 (46.7%) | 50 (53.6%) | 1,515 (36.1%) |
| Suicide attempt − ideation | 19 (19.9%) | 22 (18.8%) | 147 (19.0%) | 85 (13.1%) | 88 (9.4%) | 7 (13.3%) | 124 (6.8%) |
| Minnesota Student Survey, N | 3,917 | 19,456 | 18,193 | 12,390 | 37,462 | 599 | 243,134 |
| Age, M (sd) | 14.70 (1.26) | 14.80 (1.35) | 14.71 (1.33) | 14.79 (1.35) | 14.69 (1.28) | 14.89 (1.38) | 14.87 (1.32) |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 2,170 (55.4%) | 9,548 (49.1%) | 9,064 (49.8%) | 5,991 (48.4%) | 17,894 (47.8%) | 354 (59.1%) | 119,892 (49.3%) |
| Female | 1,740 (44.6%) | 9,882 (50.9%) | 9,105 (50.2%) | 6,389 (51.6%) | 19,509 (52.2%) | 243 (40.6%) | 123,032 (50.7%) |
| Depressive Symptoms | 1,162 (29.7%) | 4,518 (23.2%) | 3,712 (20.4%) | 3,055 (24.7%) | 10,558 (28.2%) | 167 (27.9%) | 46,489 (19.1%) |
| Suicide ideation | 733 (18.7%) | 2,279 (11.7%) | 1,889 (10.4%) | 1,640 (13.2%) | 6,572 (17.5%) | 86 (14.4%) | 26,716 (11.0%) |
| Suicide attempt | 340 (8.7%) | 614 (3.2%) | 683 (3.8%) | 646 (5.2%) | 2,526 (6.7%) | 47 (7.8%) | 7,246 (3.0%) |
| Suicide ideation + attempt | 307 (41.9%) | 545 (23.9%) | 550 (29.1%) | 588 (35.9%) | 2,349 (35.7%) | 40 (46.5%) | 6,793 (25.4%) |
| Suicide attempt − ideation | 33 (9.7%) | 69 (9.6%) | 133 (19.5%) | 58 (9.0%) | 177 (7.0%) | 7 (14.9%) | 453 (6.3%) |
Note:
a
Percentages provided for the Youth Risk Behavior Survey are weighted percentages based on complex sampling design and may not reflect the non-weighted n’s provided. Suicide ideation + attempt = the number and percentage of those who endorse suicide ideation that also endorse an attempt; Suicide attempt − ideation = the number and percentage of those who endorse a suicide attempt that do not endorse suicide ideation.