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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Nerv Ment Dis. 2002 Jul;190(7):462–469. doi: 10.1097/01.NMD.0000022447.27689.96

TABLE 1.

Demographic Characteristics—Values Represent Means and Standard Errors (in Parenthesis), Unless Otherwise Noted

No Suicidal Ideation Suicidal Ideation Alone History of Suicide Attempt(s)
N 175 109 58
Age 43.4 (0.9) 42.8 (1.1) 43.7 (1.5)
Male (%) 62.3 60.6 53.4
Race (%)
 White 87.9 88.8 86.0
 Black 8.6 8.4 5.3
 Hispanic 1.1 9 5.3
 Native American 0.6 0.0 0.0
 Asian 1.1 1.9 1.8
Years of education 12.8 (0.2) 12.7 (0.2) 12.1 (0.4)
Income (median and interquartile range) $35,000 (32,000) $30,000 (26,000) $30,000 (27,250)
Marital Status (%)*
 Single 20.4b 18.8b 34.0
 Married/remarried 54.3 49.5 28.0
 Divorced/separated 25.3 31.7 38.0
 Widowed 1.1 3.7 6.9
Ever received treatment for substance abuse problems (%)** 18.4a,b 30.6 41.4
Currently in substance abuse treatment (%) 5.2 1.9 10.3
a

Post hoc tests show differences from participants with suicidal ideation alone, p < .05.

b

Post hoc tests show differences from participants with suicide attempts, p < .05.

*

Groups differ, p < .05;

**

groups differ, p < .001.