Table 1.
Comparison of demographic characteristics of suicides and deaths from other injuries in persons 15–24 years of age in China
| Variables | Suicide ( N=114 ) |
Death from other injuries ( N=91 ) |
Crude Odds Ratio ( 95% CI ) |
Adjusted Odds Ratio* ( 95% CI ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 69(60.5%) | 15(16.5%) | 7.8(4.0–15.2) | .. |
| Lived in villages | 100(87.7%) | 65(71.4%) | 2.9(1.4–5.9) | .. |
| Years of formal education | ||||
| ≥7 years | 45(39.5%) | 51(56.0%) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1–6 years | 57(50.0%) | 37(40.7%) | 1.7 (0.98–2.4) | 1.3 (0.6–2.4) |
| None | 12(10.5%) | 3(3.3%) | 4.5 (1.2–17.1) | 2.6 (0.6–4.1) |
| Monthly per capita income in family | ||||
| ≤120 Yuan** | 42(36.8%) | 28(30.8%) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 121–250 Yuan** | 39(34.2%) | 30(33.0%) | 0.9(0.4–1.7) | 0.9(0.4–1.9) |
| ≥251 Yuan** | 33(28.9%) | 33(36.3%) | 0.7(0.3–1.3) | 1.1(0.5–2.5) |
| Currently married | 41(36.0%) | 19(20.9%) | 2.1(1.1–4.0) | 1.1(0.5–2.3) |
| Employment status | ||||
| Wage-earning job or student | 35(30.7%) | 54(59.3%) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Agricultural laborer | 63(54.4%) | 31(34.1%) | 3.1(1.7–5.7) | 2.8(14–5.9) |
| Unemployed or housewives | 17(14.9%) | 6(6.6%) | 4.4(1.6–12.2) | 3.9(1.2–12.7) |
| Had a physical disability | 7(6.1%) | 1(1.1%) | 5.8(0.7–48.2) | 6.5(0.7–57.9) |
| Functioned in social role up until time of death | 90(78.9%) | 84(92.3%) | 0.3(0.1–0.8) | 0.2(0.1–0.7) |
| Had pre-school age child in home | 26(22.8%) | 10(11.0%) | 2.4(1.1–5.3) | 1.0(0.4–2.6) |
Because of rounding, not all percentages total 100.
*
Adjusted for sex and location of residence (villages vs cities/suburbs/towns).
**
At the time of the study 8.26 Yuan=US$ 1.