Table 1. Descriptive statistics for women (n = 1 181) and men (3 028) in Sweden, aged 22–65, who committed suicide in 2007–2010 (N = 4 209).
| Characteristics | All | Women | Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||||
| Age * a | ||||||
| 17–27 | 786 | 18.7 | 176 | 14.9 | 610 | 20.1 |
| 28–38 | 873 | 20.7 | 257 | 21.8 | 616 | 20.3 |
| 39–49 | 1 276 | 30.3 | 368 | 31.2 | 908 | 30.0 |
| 50–61 | 1 274 | 30.3 | 380 | 32.2 | 894 | 29.5 |
| Education (years) * a | ||||||
| Compulsory (≤9) | 1 290 | 30.6 | 321 | 27.2 | 969 | 32.0 |
| High school (10–12) | 2 105 | 50.0 | 570 | 48.3 | 1 535 | 50.7 |
| University (>12) | 778 | 18.5 | 278 | 23.5 | 500 | 16.5 |
| Missing | 36 | 0.9 | 12 | 1.0 | 24 | 0.8 |
| Country of birth a | ||||||
| Sweden | 3 635 | 86.4 | 1 011 | 85.6 | 2 624 | 86.7 |
| Other Nordic countries | 209 | 5.0 | 61 | 5.2 | 148 | 4.9 |
| EU25 without Northern European countries | 97 | 2.3 | 37 | 3.1 | 60 | 2.0 |
| Rest of the world | 268 | 6.4 | 72 | 6.1 | 196 | 6.5 |
| Type of place of residence* a , b | ||||||
| Big cities | 1 459 | 34.7 | 453 | 38.4 | 1 006 | 33.2 |
| Medium sized cities | 1 477 | 35.1 | 417 | 35.3 | 1 060 | 35.0 |
| Small towns/villages | 1 237 | 29.4 | 299 | 25.3 | 938 | 31.0 |
| Missing | 36 | 0.9 | 12 | 1.0 | 24 | 0.8 |
| Family situation* a | ||||||
| Married c living without children | 367 | 8.7 | 128 | 10.8 | 239 | 7.9 |
| Married c living with children | 877 | 20.8 | 233 | 19.7 | 644 | 21.3 |
| Single d living without children | 2 452 | 58.3 | 578 | 48.9 | 1 874 | 61.9 |
| Single d living with children | 258 | 6.1 | 185 | 15.7 | 73 | 2.4 |
| Adolescents living with parents, 16–20 years | 219 | 5.2 | 45 | 3.8 | 174 | 5.7 |
| Missing | 36 | 0.9 | 12 | 1.0 | 24 | 0.8 |
| Medical characteristics | ||||||
| Hospital stay due to mental disorders (days) * a , e | ||||||
| No hospital stay | 3 784 | 89.9 | 1 009 | 85.4 | 2 775 | 91.6 |
| 1 to 11 | 226 | 5.4 | 87 | 7.4 | 139 | 4.6 |
| >11 | 199 | 4.7 | 85 | 7.2 | 114 | 3.8 |
| Hospital stay due to somatic disorders (days) * a , e | ||||||
| No hospital stay | 3 663 | 87.0 | 970 | 82.1 | 2 693 | 88.9 |
| 1 to 3 | 308 | 7.3 | 110 | 9.3 | 198 | 6.5 |
| >3 | 238 | 5.7 | 101 | 8.6 | 137 | 4.5 |
| Outpatient care visits due to mental disorders (visits) * a , f | ||||||
| No visits | 3 722 | 88.4 | 994 | 84.2 | 2 728 | 90.1 |
| 1 to 2 | 305 | 7.2 | 111 | 9.4 | 194 | 6.4 |
| >2 | 182 | 4.3 | 76 | 6.4 | 106 | 3.5 |
| Outpatient care visits due to somatic disorders (visits) * a , f | ||||||
| No visits | 2 243 | 53.3 | 499 | 42.3 | 1 744 | 57.6 |
| 1 to 2 | 1 010 | 24.0 | 297 | 25.1 | 713 | 23.5 |
| >2 | 956 | 22.7 | 385 | 32.6 | 571 | 18.9 |
| Suicide attempt (inpatient care) * a | ||||||
| No suicide attempt | 4 109 | 97.6 | 1 127 | 95.4 | 2 982 | 98.5 |
| Suicide attempt | 100 | 2.4 | 54 | 4.6 | 46 | 1.5 |
* Significant sex differences.
a Measured at T–5.
b Place of residence: big cities: Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö; medium sized cities: cities with more than 90 000 inhabitants within 30 km distance from the centre of the city; small cities/villages.
c Married includes all living with partner; cohabitant.
d Single includes divorced, separated or widowed
e Hospital stay due to mental/somatic disorders (days): categorized based on median length among those hospitalized.
f Outpatient specialized health care visits due to mental/somatic disorders: categorized based on median visits among those with such visits.