Table 4 Suicide in relation to psychiatric history, labour market affiliation, educational achievement, and marital status for 985 people who committed suicide, siblings (n = 1104) and controls (n = 16619).
| Cases and siblings rate ratio* | Cases and controls rate ratio* | Siblings and controls rate ratio* | Older siblings and controls rate ratio * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatric history | ||||
| Currently admitted | 63.57 (18.42 to 219.37) | 68.16 (44.31 to 104.85) | 4.27 (2.05 to 8.86) | 3.53 (1.17 to 10.65) |
| Discharged <365 days earlier | 42.13 (17.75 to 100.02) | 47.91 (35.41 to 64.83) | 1.98 (1.08 to 3.63) | 2.40 (1.09 to 5.28) |
| Discharged >365 days earlier | 5.05 (3.05 to 8.36) | 5.46 (4.26 to 7.00) | 1.73 (1.27 to 2.36) | 2.20 (1.44 to 3.37) |
| Never admitted | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour market affiliation the previous year | ||||
| Unemployed | 1.78 (1.35 to 2.36) | 1.76 (1.49 to 2.08) | 1.22 (1.06 to 1.41) | 1.29 (1.07 to 1.57) |
| Social benefits recipient | 3.37 (1.49 to 7.64) | 2.20 (1.45 to 3.34) | 1.46 (0.91 to 2.35) | 1.40 (0.68 to 2.85) |
| Disability pensioner | 1.37 (0.63 to 2.98) | 0.98 (0.67 to 1.44) | 1.24 (0.79 to 1.95) | 1.78 (1.00 to 3.19) |
| Student | 1.24 (0.66 to 2.30) | 0.94 (0.65 to 1.38) | 0.76 (0.54 to 1.07) | 0.49 (0.30 to 0.82) |
| Otherwise not fully employed | 0.59 (0.26 to 1.36) | 0.77 (0.45 to 1.34) | 0.96 (0.60 to 1.53) | 0.53 (0.23 to 1.22) |
| Fully employed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Educational attainment | ||||
| No information | 1.04 (0.55 to 1.96) | 1.09 (0.70 to 1.71) | 1.94 (1.39 to 2.71) | 1.09 (0.59 to 2.05) |
| Primary school (9/10 years) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| High school only | 0.78 (0.45 to 1.34) | 0.79 (0.60 to 1.04) | 0.84 (0.66 to 1.07) | 1.30 (0.94 to 1.80) |
| Vocational training | 0.78 (0.58 to 1.05) | 0.75 (0.62 to 0.90) | 0.79 (0.67 to 0.92) | 1.10 (0.88 to 1.37) |
| Bachelor, high school + 3 to 4 years | 0.43 (0.23 to 0.79) | 0.45 (0.31 to 0.65) | 0.84 (0.66 to 1.06) | 1.29 (0.94 to 1.78) |
| Postgraduate degree | 0.51 (0.21 to 1.26) | 0.45 (0.26 to 0.76) | 0.65 (0.44 to 0.95) | 1.01 (0.60 to 1.70) |
| Marital status 1 January | ||||
| Living single, age ⩾18 years | 2.69 (1.91 to 3.79) | 2.39 (1.87 to 3.07) | 0.89 (0.75 to 1.06) | 0.84 (0.66 to 1.08) |
| Cohabitant, age ⩾18 years | 1.35 (0.90 to 2.02) | 1.38 (1.04 to 1.82) | 0.99 (0.82 to 1.19) | 0.98 (0.76 to 1.26) |
| Married and living with the spouse | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
*Mutually adjusted and adjusted for age, sex, and year by stratification.