Table 1.
Baseline demographics for the total sample, and the sample stratified by suicidal ideation status in the past year.
| Variable | Sub-category | Total sample | Sample stratified by suicidal ideation
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SI− (N = 99) | SI+ (N = 62) | p | |||
| Age (years) | Mean (SD) | 51 (15) | 51 (16) | 52 (13) | 0.58 |
| Gender | Males N (%) | 151 (93%) | 93 (93%) | 58 (93%) | 0.58 |
| Race | White N (%) | 76 (47%) | 48 (48%) | 28 (45%) | 0.52 |
| Black N (%) | 75 (46%) | 44 (44%) | 31 (50%) | ||
| Others N (%) | 10 (6%) | 7 (7%) | 3 (4%) | ||
| Ethnicity | Hispanic N (%) | 5 (3%) | 3 (3%) | 2 (3%) | 1.00 |
| Marital status | Single N (%) | 104 (64%) | 63 (63%) | 41 (66%) | 0.86 |
| Married N (%) | 57 (35%) | 36 (36%) | 21 (33%) | ||
| Vocational status | Full-time N (%) | 44 (27%) | 35 (35%) | 9 (14%) | 0.74 |
| Part-time N (%) | 19 (11%) | 14 (14%) | 5 (8%) | ||
| Financial status | Can make ends meet N (%) | 109 (67%) | 80 (80%) | 29 (47%) | <0.001 |
| Cannot make ends meet N (%) | 52 (32%) | 19 (19%) | 33 (53%) | ||
SI− = absence of any suicidal ideation in the past year; SI+ = a positive response to ≥1 question on the Paykel questionnaire for suicidal ideation; financial status was assessed using the question, “have at least enough to get by or more”, and “cannot make ends meet”; SD = Standard Deviation.