Table 1.
Bivariate analysis of suicidal ideation in 12 months preceding the survey (n = 5,788). Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 1.1 [18].
| Variable | Total (n) | % Suicide ideation or means (SD) | P value |
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| Demographic characteristics | |||
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| Gender | |||
| Male | 2877 | 2.9% | <.001 |
| Female | 2911 | 4.7% | |
| Currently attending school/college | |||
| Yes | 4480 | 3.3% | <.001 |
| No | 1308 | 5.9% | |
| Race (Self-report) | |||
| Non-white | 691 | 2.8% | .07 |
| White | 5006 | 4.0% | |
| Living arrangement | |||
| Child with 2 parents | 3781 | 2.9% | <.001 |
| Child with single parent | 713 | 6.0% | |
| Unattached | 448 | 6.5% | |
| Other | 767 | 4.6% | |
| Total household income mean (S.D) |
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| Not suicidal | 4716 | $55,860 ($27,210) | <.001 |
| Suicidal | 222 | $48,780 ($26,175) | |
| Income adequacy | |||
| Low | 668 | 5.1% | .12 |
| Middle | 1197 | 3.8% | |
| High | 3094 | 3.4% | |
| Not enough to eat due to lack of money | |||
| Always enough food | 5234 | 3.7% | .01 |
| Sometimes/often not enough | 504 | 6.1% | |
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| Risk behaviours | |||
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| Had sexual intercourse | |||
| Yes | 821 | 7.1% | <.001 |
| No | 1197 | 2.1% | |
| Type of smoker | |||
| Never smoked | 2780 | 1.2% | <.001 |
| Former or current smoker | 2978 | 6.9% | |
| Alcohol dependency | |||
| Not dependent | 5440 | 3.5% | <.001 |
| Dependent | 288 | 13.6% | |
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| Physical health | |||
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| Self-perceived health | |||
| Excellent/good health | 5497 | 3.6% | <.001 |
| Fair/poor health | 291 | 8.7% | |
| Activities prevented by pain | |||
| No activities prevented | 5567 | 3.5% | <.001 |
| Some activities prevented by pain | 216 | 12.6% | |
| Number of chronic conditions | |||
| No conditions | 4216 | 3.3% | <.001 |
| 1 condition | 1189 | 3.8% | |
| 2 or more conditions | 376 | 10.6% | |
| Has Asthma | |||
| No | 5058 | 3.7% | .16 |
| Yes | 729 | 4.8% | |
| Has back problems | |||
| No | 5306 | 3.5% | <.001 |
| Yes | 482 | 7.6% | |
| Has migraine headaches | |||
| No | 5363 | 3.6% | <.001 |
| Yes | 425 | 7.2% | |
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| Mental health | |||
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| Life stress | |||
| Not at all/a bit | 1874 | 3.2% | .02 |
| Quite a bit/extremely | 403 | 5.5% | |
| Depression | |||
| No | 5257 | 2.1% | <.001 |
| Yes | 512 | 23.1% | |
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| Social support | |||
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| Emotional/informational support mean (S.D.) |
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| Nonsuicidal | 3910 | 28.1 (4.9) | <.001 |
| Suicidal | 182 | 24.7 (7.2) | |
| Positive social interaction Mean (S.D.) |
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| Nonsuicidal | 3917 | 14.4 (2.3) | <.001 |
| Suicidal | 183 | 13.3 (2.9) | |
| Affection mean (S.D.) |
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| Nonsuicidal | 3918 | 10.7 (1.9) | <.001 |
| Suicidal | 184 | 9.4 (3.0) | |
| Tangible social support Mean (S.D.) |
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| Nonsuicidal | 3922 | 14.3 (2.4) | <.001 |
| Suicidal | 184 | 13.0 (3.2) | |
| Hours/week watching TV | |||
| 0–20 hours | 2380 | 3.4% | <.01 |
| >20 hours | 485 | 6.3% | |