Table 1.
Sample characteristics among adolescents in Thailand, 2008, N = 2,758.
| Total | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Suicidal ideation | 235 (8.8) | 129 (9.9) | 104 (7.7) |
| Socio-demographics | |||
| Age (years) | |||
| ≤12 (of which 11 years or less = 0.5%) | 466 (16.9) | 201 (15.6) | 265 (18.2) |
| 13 | 840 (29.5) | 407 (30.9) | 433 (28.1) |
| 14 | 870 (28.7) | 443 (30.3) | 427 (27.2) |
| ≥15 (of which 16 years or more = 3.7%) | 582 (24.9) | 313 (23.2) | 269 (26.5) |
| Education | |||
| Grade 7 | 783 (29.5) | 385 (30.8) | 398 (28.2) |
| Grade 8 | 847 (28.6) | 400 (29.4) | 447 (27.7) |
| Grade 9 | 879 (28.1) | 442 (28.4) | 437 (27.9) |
| Grade 10 | 227 (13.8) | 129 (11.4) | 98 (16.2) |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 1,394 (53.2) | ||
| Male | 1,364 (46.8) | ||
| Hunger | 94 (3.4) | 63 (4.7) | 31 (2.1) |
| Psychosocial distress | |||
| Sad | 446 (16.6) | 233 (18.2) | 212 (15.1) |
| Anxiety | 186 (6.5) | 91 (6.6) | 95 (6.5) |
| Social-environmental factors | |||
| Lack of parental/guardian attachment | |||
| Low (0) | 447 (16.5) | 169 (12.9) | 278 (19.8) |
| Medium (1–2) | 1,240 (46.2) | 607 (45.4) | 633 (46.9) |
| High (3) | 1,000 (37.3) | 547 (41.7) | 453 (33.3) |
| Lack of peer support | 1,583 (58.3) | 872 (65.6) | 711 (51.5) |
| Truancy | 467 (17.1) | 317 (24.0) | 150 (10.6) |
| Being bullied | 679 (27.8) | 383 (32.9) | 296 (23.2) |
| Tobacco use in the past month | 253 (9.5) | 217 (17.1) | 36 (2.6) |
| Alcohol use in the past month | 368 (14.8) | 247 (21.2) | 121 (9.3) |
| Ever illicit drug use | 167 (6.0) | 147 (11.1) | 20 (1.3) |
| Physically inactive | 2,073 (76.3) | 914 (67.5) | 1,159 (84.6) |
| Obesity | 118 (4.4) | 67 (5.0) | 51 (3.9) |
| Ever had sexual intercourse | 145 (6.1) | 87 (7.5) | 58 (4.9) |