TABLE 1—
Sociodemographic Characteristics by Suicidality: Veterans Integrated Service Network Hospitals, 1999–2001
| Characteristic | Not Suicidal (n = 742), No. (%) | Suicidal (n = 74), No. (%) | χ2 P |
| Age, y | .024 | ||
| < 50 | 155 (90.1%) | 17 (9.9%) | |
| 50–64 | 279 (88.0%) | 38 (12.0%) | |
| ≥ 65 | 305 (94.1%) | 19 (5.9%) | |
| Race | .887 | ||
| White | 455 (90.8%) | 46 (9.2%) | |
| Non-Whitea | 287 (91.1%) | 28 (8.9%) | |
| Gender | .789 | ||
| Male | 622 (90.8%) | 63 (9.2%) | |
| Female | 119 (91.5%) | 11 (8.5%) | |
| Education | .032 | ||
| less than a high school diploma | 144 (90.0%) | 16 (10.0%) | |
| High School diploma | 208 (92.0%) | 18 (8.0%) | |
| Some college | 255 (87.9%) | 35 (12.1%) | |
| College degree or greater | 135 (96.4%) | 5 (3.6%) | |
| Employment | < .001 | ||
| Working | 264 (95.7%) | 12 (4.4%) | |
| Not Working (retired) | 270 (93.4%) | 19 (6.6%) | |
| Not Working (disability) | 208 (82.9%) | 43 (17.1%) | |
| Warzone | .004 | ||
| Served in warzone | 321 (87.7%) | 45 (12.3%) | |
| Did not serve in warzone | 421 (93.6%) | 29 (6.4%) | |
| War era | .35 | ||
| World War II | 92 (92.9%) | 7 (7.1%) | |
| Korean War | 140 (93.3%) | 10 (6.7%) | |
| Vietnam War | 431 (89.4%) | 51 (10.6%) | |
| Persian Gulf War | 79 (92.9%) | 6 (7.1%) | |
| Site | .213 | ||
| A | 125 (92.6%) | 10 (7.4%) | |
| B | 175 (93.1%) | 13 (6.9%) | |
| C | 217 (91.6%) | 20 (8.4%) | |
| D | 225 (87.9%) | 31 (12.1%) |
Note. HS = high school; MINI = Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview. Suicidal was defined as any indication of suicidality by the MINI module C.
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93.7% of non-Whites are known to be of African American descent.