. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 16.

Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2007 Jan 8;32(8):1628–1639. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.11.017

Table 1.

Gender Difference in Prevalence of Suicidal Risk Factors

Suicide Risk Factors	Total (N = 1,252) N (%)	Boys (N = 602) N (%)	Girls (N = 650) N (%)	Chi-square
High depressive symptoms	151 (12%)	44 (7%)	107 (16%)	24.69^***
Suicide ideation	306 (24%)	102(17%)	204(31%)	35.29^***
Suicide ideation with alcohol and/or drug use	73 (6%)	21 (2%)	52 (4%)	11.59^***
Endorsement of suicide as a personal option	197 (16%)	61 (10%)	136 (21%)	27.44^***
Suicide attempt	113 (9%)	24 (4%)	89 (14%)	35.86^***

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Note: Due to missing data, total number of responses varies by outcome measure.