Table 1.
Distribution of lifetime suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among Afro-Caribbean, Asian, and Latino Immigrants in the National Survey on American Life and the National Latino and Asian American Survey
| Afro-Caribbean (N = 1,438)
|
Asian (N = 2,095)
|
Latino (N = 2,554)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suicidal ideation N (weighted %) |
Suicide attempt N (weighted %) |
Suicidal ideation N (weighted %) |
Suicide attempt N (weighted %) |
Suicidal ideation N (weighted %) |
Suicide attempt N (weighted %) |
|
| Overall | 119 (12.0) | 39 (5.0) | 191 (8.8) | 56 (2.5) | 263 (10.1) | 117 (4.3) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 76 (39.4) | 22 (18.5) | 119 (58.8) | 41 (72.3) | 171 (56.3) | 89 (68.6) |
| Male | 43 (60.6) | 17 (81.5) | 72 (41.2) | 15 (27.7) | 92 (43.7) | 28 (31.4) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married/cohabiting | 34 (31.2) | 12 (22.7) | 98 (44.6) | 31 (53.5) | 145 (53.0) | 57 (47.3) |
| Divorced/separated/wid. | 23 (8.0) | 5 (3.8) | 21 (8.6) | 8 (10.3) | 60 (22.6) | 31 (24.1) |
| Never married | 62 (60.8) | 22 (73.5) | 72 (46.8) | 17 (36.2) | 58 (24.4) | 29 (28.7) |
| Education | ||||||
| < High school | 21 (35.4) | 12 (73.4) | 19 (10.1) | 3 (9.3) | 100 (38.3) | 49 (41.4) |
| High school | 36 (23.1) | 12 (13.3) | 29 (15.6) | 12 (20.5) | 68 (26.9) | 28 (21.2) |
| > High school | 62 (41.5) | 15 (13.2) | 143 (74.3) | 41 (70.1) | 95 (34.9) | 40 (37.4) |
| Income-to-needs ratio | ||||||
| ≤1 | 45 (38.1) | 20 (53.1) | 45 (29.2) | 17 (29.1) | 111 (39.9) | 61 (49.2) |
| > 1 | 74 (61.9) | 19 (46.9) | 146 (70.8) | 39 (70.9) | 152 (60.1) | 56 (50.8) |
| Age at migration | ||||||
| ≤12 years | 25 (45.1) | 4 (36.0) | 43 (35.8) | 14 (46.0) | 47 (37.7) | 19 (36.5) |
| 13–17 years | 12 (11.1) | 5 (32.2) | 11 (6.8) | 1 (4.0) | 16 (17.0) | 9 (20.2) |
| ≥18 years | 24 (43.8) | 4 (31.8) | 70 (57.3) | 22 (49.9) | 65 (45.3) | 32 (43.3) |
| Length of residence in the US | ||||||
| < 5 | 8 (19.7) | 2 (6.8) | 18 (14.9) | 4 (10.5) | 10 (6.1) | 3 (5.0) |
| 5–10 | 8 (11.7) | 1 (16.4) | 15 (14.4) | 4 (8.3) | 15 (10.5) | 8 (8.0) |
| 11–20 | 22 (19.7) | 6 (41.7) | 43 (34.4) | 14 (43.4) | 29 (31.5) | 15 (36.1) |
| > 20 | 25 (48.9) | 4 (35.1) | 48 (36.2) | 15 (37.7) | 74 (51.9) | 34 (50.9) |
| Lifetime mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders | ||||||
| Yes | 66 (75.1) | 29 (91.4) | 91 (48.1) | 37 (67.9) | 189 (70.6) | 95 (83.2) |
| No | 53 (24.9) | 10 (8.6) | 100 (51.9) | 19 (32.1) | 74 (29.4) | 22 (16.8) |
| Mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders in the past year | ||||||
| Yes | 36 (47.4) | 14 (73.9) | 52 (29.8) | 26 (51.0) | 117 (41.1) | 64 (54.4) |
| No | 83 (52.6) | 25 (26.1) | 139 (70.2) | 30 (49.0) | 146 (58.9) | 53 (45.6) |
| Suicidal ideation in the past year | ||||||
| Yes | 22 (21.3) | 7 (24.7) | 33 (20.1) | 10 (15.8) | 54 (22.4) | 28 (26.2) |
| No | 97 (78.7) | 32 (75.3) | 158 (79.9) | 46 (84.2) | 209 (77.6) | 89 (73.8) |
| Suicide attempt in the past year | ||||||
| Yes | 5 (1.56) | 5 (3.72) | 7 (3.25) | 7 (11.4) | 16 (5.92) | 16 (13.8) |
| No | 114 (98.4) | 34 (96.3) | 184 (96.8) | 49 (88.6) | 247 (94.1) | 101 (86.2) |