Table 2.

Sociodemographic Correlates of Past-Year Suicidal Ideation, Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 1.2, 2001–2002, and Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 1.2-Canadian Forces Supplement, 2002^a

	CCHS 1.2				CCHS-CFS
	No.	%	OR	95% CI	No.	%	OR	95% CI
Sex
Male	589	3.9b	1.00	1.00, 1.00	193	3.7	1.00	1.00, 1.00
Female	716	4.0	1.02	0.86, 1.22	115	4.8	1.32*	1.04, 1.67
Age, years
16–24	331	5.8	1.75**	1.39, 2.20	62	4.2	1.27	0.83, 1.95
25–34	252	3.3	0.98	0.76, 1.27	95	4.2	1.29	0.85, 1.95
35–44	319	4.0	1.17	0.90, 1.52	109	3.5	1.07	0.72, 1.59
45–64	403	3.4	1.00	1.00, 1.00	42	3.3	1.00	1.00, 1.00
Marital status
Married/common law	417	2.6	1.00	1.00, 1.00	165	3.2	1.00	1.00, 1.00
Single	888	6.3	2.47**	2.04, 3.00	143	4.9	1.55**	1.19, 2.03
Education
High school or less	604	4.7	1.00	1.00, 1.00	100	4.2	1.00	1.00, 1.00
More than high school	698	3.5	0.75**	0.64, 0.87	208	3.7	0.87	0.66, 1.15
Household income
$80,000 or higher	142	2.3	1.00	1.00, 1.00	112	3.1	1.00	1.00, 1.00
$50,000–$79,999	243	3.4	1.49**	1.10, 2.02	105	4.1	1.33*	1.00, 1.78
$30,000–$49,999	252	4.1	1.82**	1.35, 2.47	58	4.7	1.53*	1.05, 2.23
$29,999 or less	547	7.0	3.23**	2.44, 4.29	25	4.5	1.46	0.87, 2.48

Abbreviations: CCHS 1.2, Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 1.2 civilian population sample; CCHS-CFS, Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 1.2-Canadian Forces Supplement; CI, confidence interval; OR, unadjusted odds ratio.

* P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.

^aAll number values are unweighted values; all percentages are weighted.

^bIn the past year, 3.9% of males in the CCHS 1.2 had suicidal ideation.