Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics by recent suicidal desire.
| Recent suicidal desire | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 24) | Yes (n = 11) | Total (N = 35) | ||
| Mean age in years (SD) | 35.42 (11.41) | 34.18 (13.27) | 34.91 (11.60) | t = 0.28 |
| Gender | χ2 = 0.18a | |||
| Men | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Women | 19 | 8 | 17 | |
| Ethnicity | χ2 = 1.32 | |||
| White | 13 | 4 | 17 | |
| African American | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Hispanic | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Asian | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Other or mixedb | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Marital status | χ2 = 1.25 | |||
| Single | 21 | 10 | 31 | |
| Married/in a relationship | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Highest education | χ2 = 0.89 | |||
| High school | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Some college | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| College graduate | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
| Graduate/professional school | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Employment status | χ2 = 1.66 | |||
| Unemployed | 11 | 3 | 14 | |
| Occasionally employed | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Regularly employed | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
Notes.
a
All χ2 tests included cells with expected counts less than 5.
b
Other included native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Native American, and Alaska native.