Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Total Students N (%) | % of Total With Suicide Attempt (SI) | |
|---|---|---|
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| N | 7,978 | 683 (8.6) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 3879 (48.6) | 245 (6.2)* |
| Female | 3977 (49.9) | 429 (11.1)* |
| Age | ||
| ≤14 | 1543 (19.3) | 120 (7.8) |
| 15 | 1922 (24.1) | 165 (8.6) |
| 16 | 1988 (24.9) | 181 (9.1) |
| 17 | 1886 (23.6) | 159 (8.4) |
| ≥18 | 592 (7.4) | 55 (9.3) |
| Race | ||
| Asian | 159 (2.0) | 22 (13.8)* |
| Black or African American | 751 (9.4) | 63 (8.4) |
| Native American | 343 (4.3) | 51 (14.9)* |
| White | 6108 (76.6) | 455 (7.5) |
| Other1 | 468 (5.9) | 73 (15.6)* |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 583 (7.3) | 94 (16.1)* |
| Non Hispanic | 7229 (90.6) | 582 (8.1)* |
1
Other was a response option offered to participants in addition to the others listed.
*
Differences within age, race, and ethnicity are significant (p < .05). For race, White is used as the statistical reference group.