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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Affect Disord. 2009 Nov 25;124(1-2):134–140. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.10.028

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics for NSSI and Non-NSSI Groups

Variable NSSI
(N=14)
Non-
NSSI
(N=15)
Test p
Gender 86.7 69.6 X2(1) = 2.32 NS
(% Female)
Age 29.3±8.6 30.8±11.8 t (27)<1 NS
Ethnicity (%)
White 86.7 91.3 X2 (3) < 1 NS
Hispanic 6.7 0
Black 3.3 0
Asian 3.3 8.7
Marital Status
Single 73.3 65.2 X2 (1) = 1.76 NS
Married 6.7 8.7
Separated 6.7 17.4
Divorced 13.3 8.7
Children (%) 21.7 17.4 t (1) < 1 NS
Education (%)
Some HS 3.3 13.0 X2 (1) = 4.31 NS
HS Graduate 13.3 21.7
Some College 46.7 34.8
College 26.7 13.0
Graduate
Graduate 10.0 17.4
School
Religion (%)
Catholic 3.3 40.9 X2 (1) = 6.40 NS
Protestant 6.9 22.7
Jewish 24.1 4.6
None 20.7 13.6
Other 20.7 18.2
Currently 36.7 30.4 X2 (1) < 1 NS
Employed (%)
Major 66.7 60.9 X2 (1) < 1 NS
Depressive
Disorder (%)
Family History
of Suicidal
20.0 35.0 X2 (1) = 1.46 NS
Behavior (%)