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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Omega (Westport). 2007;55(3):185–197. doi: 10.2190/OM.55.3.b

Table 1.

Characteristics of the 74 Suicide Attempters Under Study

Male (n = 25) Female (n = 49) Total (n = 74) Statistic p
Age (M ± SD) 33.44 ± 17.51 29.49 ± 15.34 30.82 ± 16.22 t = 0.99 0.33
Education χ2 = 0.52 0.53
    Elementary school 5 (20.0%) 9 (18.3%) 14 (18.9%)
    Junior high school 13 (52.0%) 18 (36.7%) 21 (28.4%)
    Senior high school 4 (16.0%) 14 (28.6%) 18 (24.3%)
    College/university 3 (12.0%) 8 (16.3%) 11 (14.9%)
Family size (M ± SD) 3.24 ± 100 3.10 ± 0.89 3.15 ± 0.92 t = 0.56 0.57
SES χ2 = 6.25 0.04
    Poor 12 (48.0%) 10 (20.4%) 21 (29.8%)
    Average 10 (40.0%) 33 (68.8%) 43 (58.1%)
    Wealthy 2 (8.0%) 5 (10.2%) 7 (9.5%)
Marital status χ2 = 6.78 0.07
    Single 12 (48.0%) 24 (49.0%) 36 (48.6%)
    Married 8 (32.0%) 14 (28.6%) 22 (29.7%)
    Divorced 4 (16.0%) 1 (2.0%) 5 (6.8%)
    Cohabitation 1 (4.0%) 9 (18.4%) 10 (13.7%)
Employment χ2 = 0 23 0.79
    Employed 7 (68.0%) 16 (32.6%) 23 (31.1%)
    Unemployed 17 (31.1%) 30 (61.2%) 47 (63.5%)
Physical Illness χ2 = 0.82 0.39
    Yes 7 (28.0%) 9 (18.4%) 16 (21.6%)
    No 18 (72.0%) 39 (79.6%) 57 (77.0%)
Mental disorder χ2 = 0.09 1.00
    Yes 3 (12.0%) 7 (14.3%) 10 (13.5%)
    No 22 (88.0%) 41 (83.7%) 63 (85.1%)
SIS Score (M ± SD) 5.30 ± 2.38 6.30 ± 2.35 5.63 ± 2.40 t = 1.28 0.20
Religion belief χ2 = 0.04 0.85
    None 20 (80.0%) 37 (75.5%) 57 (77.0%)
    Buddhism 3 (12.0%) 8 (16.3%) 11 (14.9%)
    Islam 1 (4.0%) 3 (6.1%) 4 (5.4%)
    Others 1 (4.0%) 1 (2.0%) 2 (2.7%)
Religiosity Z = –.051 0.61
    None 20 (80.0%) 37 (75.5%) 57 (77.0%)
    Mild 4 (16.0%) 8 (16.3%) 12 (16.2%)
    Moderate 0 (0.0%) 1 (2.0%) 1 (1.4%)
    Strong 1 (4.0%) 3 (6.1%) 4 (5.4%)
Superstition Z = –0.30 0.76
    None 17 (68.0%) 32 (65.3%) 49 (66.2%)
    Mild 5 (20.0%) 10 (20.4%) 15 (20.3%)
    Moderate 1 (4.0%) 5 (10.2%) 6 (8.1%)
    Strong 2 (8.0%) 2 (4.1%) 4 (5.4%)
Perceived gender equal status χ2 = 1.02 0.33
    Equality 15 (60.0%) 24 (49.0%) 39 (52.7%)
    Inequality 9 (36.0%) 24 (49.0%) 33 (44.6%)
Metempsychosis wish χ2 = 10.89 0.01
    Becoming male 21 (84.0%) 24 (49.0%) 45 (60.8%)
    Becoming female 2 (8.0%) 23 (46.9%) 25 (33.8%)