. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 23.

Published in final edited form as: Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2002;32(4):370–379. doi: 10.1521/suli.32.4.370.22342

TABLE 1.

Characteristics of Individuals Who Committed Suicide Compared with Age-and Gender-Matched Community Normal Controls

	Suicides (N = 66)	Controls (N = 66)	P Value
Age (Years)	45.45	44.86	0.869
Gender (# male)	48 (72.7%)	48 (72.7%)	1.000
Marital status (# Married)	43 (65.2%)	54 (81.8%)	0.048^*
Family size (Members)	3.02	3.29	0.942
Family annual income (Yuan)	7503.03	12075.76	0.132
Education (Years)	5.61	7.36	0.009^**
Living alone (Yes)	7 (10.6%)	1 (1.5%)	0.062
Employment (Yes)	44 (66.7%)	49 (74.2%)	0.349
Health (larger score, healthier)	3.59	3.77	0.020^*

Note. p < .05

^**

p < .001.