Table 1.
Socio-demographic factors of the Chinese university students studied (n = 5,245)
| Variables | Totle | Not suicide (N = 4743) | Ideators (N = 439) | Attempts (N = 51) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||||
| Female |
2682 (48.9%) |
2261 (47.67) |
262 (59.68) |
35 (68.63) |
< .0001 |
| Male |
2563 (51.1%) |
2482 (53.33) |
177 (40.32) |
16 (31.37) |
|
| Ethnic | |||||
| Han |
4878 (93.0%)) |
4410 (92.98) |
408 (92.94) |
49 (96.08) |
0.6878 |
| Other |
367 (7%) |
338 (7.02) |
31 (7.06) |
2 (3.92) |
|
| Family economic situation | |||||
| Good |
354 (6.8%) |
326 (6.87) |
22 (5.01) |
6 (11.76) |
0.2021 |
| Moderate |
3542 (67.5%) |
3213 (67.74) |
292 (66.51) |
31 (60.78) |
|
| Poor |
1349 (25.7%) |
1204 (25.38) |
125 (28.47) |
14 (27.45) |
|
| Parent relationships | |||||
| Good |
4229 (80.6%) |
3889 (81.99) |
302 (68.79) |
28 (54.90) |
< .0001 |
| Moderate |
785 (14.9%) |
667 (14.06) |
102 (23.23) |
15 (29.41) |
|
| Average |
123 (2.3%) |
100 (2.11) |
19 (4.33) |
4 (7.84) |
|
| Poor |
231 (4.5%) |
87 (1.83) |
16 (3.64) |
4 (7.84) |
|
| Major | |||||
| Science |
790 (15.0%) |
718 (15.14) |
60 (13.67) |
10 (19.61) |
0.0006 |
| Engineering |
2406 (45.9%) |
2201 (46.41) |
193 (43.96) |
12 (23.53) |
|
| Medicine |
578 (11.0%) |
504 (10.63) |
67 (15.26) |
7 (13.73) |
|
| Literature |
380 (7.2%) |
330 (6.96) |
40 (9.11) |
10 (19.61) |
|
| Management |
662 (12.6%) |
607 (12.80) |
47 (10.71) |
8 (15.69) |
|
| Others |
419 (7.9%) |
383 (8.08) |
32 (7.29) |
4 (7.84) |
|
| Satisfaction with major | |||||
| Yes |
2104 (40.1%) |
1950 (41.11) |
141 (32.12) |
13 (25.49) |
< .0001 |
| Moderate |
2775 (53.0%) |
2498 (52.67) |
249 (56.72) |
28 (54.90) |
|
| No | 354 (6.7%) | 295 (6.22) | 49 (11.16) | 10 (19.61) | |