TABLE 2—

Association of Sexual Minority Status and Other Demographic Characteristics With Suicidality Among Veterans: California Quality of Life Surveys, 2008–2009 and 2012–2013

Variable	Lifetime Suicidal Ideation AOR (95% CI)	Lifetime Suicide Attempt AOR (95% CI)	Past 12 Mo Suicidal Ideation AOR (95% CI)
Age	0.98 (0.95, 1.01)	0.97 (0.92, 1.02)	0.92* (0.87, 0.97)
Female	1.68 (0.68, 4.16)	1.05 (0.21, 5.39)	2.53 (0.42, 15.26)
Non-Hispanic White	1.31 (0.65, 2.65)	2.50 (0.69, 9.03)	3.02 (0.81, 11.24)
Partnered	0.64 (0.32, 1.27)	0.37 (0.13, 1.04)	0.33* (0.12, 0.90)
≤ college degree	1.13 (0.58, 2.22)	1.86 (0.66, 5.25)	1.10 (0.30, 4.05)
Unemployed	1.16 (0.22, 6.23)	1.30 (0.12, 13.87)	2.09 (0.26, 16.99)
Out of workforce	1.61 (0.66, 3.92)	1.28 (0.25, 6.56)	7.18 (1.34, 38.42)
< 300% FPL	2.51* (1.24, 5.09)	3.65* (1.27, 10.48)	6.48* (1.97, 21.28)
Service in combat zone	0.94 (0.48, 1.84)	1.28 (0.46, 3.55)	2.16 (0.70, 6.63)
Sexual minority	3.00* (1.38, 6.53)	3.21 (0.89, 11.59)	0.46 (0.11, 1.90)

Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; FPL = federal poverty level (according to The US Department of Health and Human Services). All analyses are weighted and adjusted for survey year. Sample size for all models is 444 respondents.

*P < .05.