TABLE 1—

Characteristics of Black and White Suicide Decedents, Fulton County, Georgia (n = 1261), 1988–2002

Characteristics	Total (N = 1261) No. (%)	Black (n = 399) No. (%)	White (n = 862) No. (%)
Gender
Male	1008 (80)	349 (87)	659 (76)
Female	253 (20)	50 (13)	203 (24)
Age, y
0–14	9 (< 1)	6 (< 2)	3 (< 1)
15–24	207 (16)	110 (28)	97 (11)
25–34	298 (24)	114 (29)	184 (21)
35–44	244 (19)	75 (19)	169 (20)
45–64	303 (24)	57 (14)	246 (28)
≥65	198 (16)	36 (9)	162 (19)
Unknown	2 (< 1)	1 (< 1)	1 (< 1)
Firearm Use	758 (60)	246 (62)	512 (59)

Note. From this analysis, 39 suicide decedents with race other than White or Black were excluded.