Table 1.
Characteristics of suicide cases in Kentucky, 1999-2008
| Variable | Male | Female | Total | Pearson × 2 (df) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suicide (row% of total) | 4,313 (82) | 924 (18) | 5,237 (100) | |
| Average Age (SD)* | 45.6 (18.0) | 44.3 (15.4) | 45.4 (17.6) | -2.32, p = 0.0203 (1,533) |
| Age Categories (column % of sex specific total) | 56.646, p = 0.001 (15) | |||
| 10-14 yrs | 20 (0.46) | 5 (0.54) | 25 (0.47) | |
| 15-19 yrs | 183 (4.2) | 42 (4.5) | 225 (4.3) | |
| 20-24 yrs | 334 (7.7) | 45 (4.9) | 379 (7.2) | |
| 25-29 yrs | 377 (8.7) | 70 (7.6) | 447 (8.5) | |
| 30-34 yrs | 382 (8.9) | 79 (8.5) | 461 (8.8) | |
| 35-39 yrs | 454 (10.5) | 113 (12.2) | 567 (10.8) | |
| 40-44 yrs | 484 (11.2) | 137 (14.8) | 621 (11.9) | |
| 45-49 yrs | 472 (10.9) | 116 (12.6) | 588 (11.2) | |
| 50-54 yrs | 385 (8.9) | 97 (10.5) | 482 (9.2) | |
| 55-59 yrs | 284 (6.6) | 81 (8.8) | 365 (7.0) | |
| 60-64 yrs | 212 (4.9) | 46 (5.0) | 258 (4.9) | |
| 65-69 yrs | 189 (4.4) | 32 (3.5) | 221 (4.2) | |
| 70-74 yrs | 156 (3.6) | 22 (2.4) | 178 (3.4) | |
| 75-79 yrs | 144 (3.3) | 18 (1.9) | 162 (3.1) | |
| 80-84 yrs | 138 (3.2) | 14 (1.5) | 152 (2.9) | |
| 85-98 yrs | 99 (2.3) | 7 (0.76) | 106 (2.0) | |
| Marital Status (column % of sex spepific total) | 47.840, p = 0.001 (4) | |||
| Divorced | 966 (22) | 291 (31) | 1,257 (24) | |
| Married | 1,850 (43) | 357 (39) | 2,207 (42) | |
| Single or Never Married | 1,180 (27) | 189 (20) | 1,369 (26) | |
| Widowed | 296 (7) | 80 (9) | 376 (7) | |
| Not Classified | 21 (0.5) | 7 (0.8) | 28 (0.5) | |
| Year (column % of sex specific) | 3.668, p = 0.932 (9) | |||
| 1999 | 382 (8.9) | 78 (8.4) | 460 (8.8) | |
| 2000 | 339 (7.9) | 68 (7.4) | 407 (7.8) | |
| 2001 | 370 (8.6) | 88 (9.5) | 458 (8.7) | |
| 2002 | 433 (10.0) | 89 (9.6) | 522 (10.0) | |
| 2003 | 458 (10.6) | 95 (10.3) | 553 (10.6) | |
| 2004 | 450 (10.4) | 92 (10.0) | 542 (10.3) | |
| 2005 | 457 (10.6) | 109 (11.8) | 566 (10.8) | |
| 2006 | 497 (11.5) | 97 (10.5) | 594 (11.3) | |
| 2007 | 479 (11.1) | 106 (11.5) | 585 (11.2) | |
| 2008 | 448 (10.4) | 102 (11.0) | 550 (10.5) | |
| Seasons (column % of sex specific total) | 0.541, p = 0.910 (3) | |||
| Fall | 1,016 (23.6) | 225 (24.3) | 1,241 (23.7) | |
| Spring | 1,145 (26.5) | 236 (25.5) | 1,381 (26.4) | |
| Summer | 1,131 (26.2) | 241 (26.1) | 1,372 (26.2) | |
| Winter | 1,021 (23.7) | 222 (24.0) | 1,243 (23.7) | |
| Suicide method (Column % of sex specific total) | 492.01, p < 0.001 (3) | |||
| Self-poisoning (X60-X69) | 333 (7.7) | 315 (34.1) | 648 (12.4) | |
| Hanging, strangulation, suffocation, drowning and submersion (X70-X71) | 777 (18.0) | 127 (13.7) | 904 (17.3) | |
| Firearm (X72-X74) | 3,066 (71.1) | 451 (48.8) | 3,517 (67.2) | |
| All other methods (X75-X84, Y87) | 137 (3.2) | 31 (3.4) | 168 (3.2) |
*t-test for unequal variances used