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. 2015 Oct 23;10(10):e0141606. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141606

Table 2. Responses to gate and follow-up questions for suicide ideation.

A. Gate Question: Suicide Ideation YES NO
"Have you ever seriously thought about killing yourself?" (n = 1570) % Num % Num
78.85 1238 21.15 332
Follow-Up Questions (Most Severe) Among those who said YES to Gate Among those who said NO to Gate
"I should kill myself" 74.64 924 3.31 11
"Maybe I should kill myself" 16.56 205 10.54 35
"I wish I was dead" 5.57 69 16.87 56
"My life is not worth living" 0.97 12 8.43 28
"I wish I was never born" 0.24 3 3.01 10
"I wish I could disappear or not exist" 0.81 10 9.94 33
"What happens to people when they die?" 0.89 11 34.64 115
"What will it be like when I die?" 0.08 1 6.33 21
"No to all follow-up questions" 0.24 3 6.93 23