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. 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.