Table 1. Sociodemographic factors and socio-family relations according to self-reported suicide attempts.
| Parameters | Males (n = 6,768) | P value | Females (n = 12,475) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suicide attempts (−) (n = 6,454) |
Suicide attempts (+) (n = 314) |
Suicide attempts (−) (n = 11,994) |
Suicide attempts (+) (n = 481) |
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| Sociodemographic factors | ||||||
| Age group | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
| 19–44 yr | 1,626 (25.2) | 88 (28.0) | 3,102 (25.9) | 201 (41.8) | ||
| 45–64 yr | 2,394 (37.1) | 147 (46.8) | 4,603 (38.4) | 172 (35.8) | ||
| 65–74 yr | 1,433 (22.2) | 54 (17.2) | 2,432 (20.3) | 81 (16.8) | ||
| ≥ 75 yr | 1,001 (15.5) | 25 (8.0) | 1,857 (15.5) | 27 (5.6) | ||
| Residential region | 0.307 | 0.007 | ||||
| Urban | 3,410 (52.8) | 171 (54.5) | 6,760 (56.4) | 299 (62.2) | ||
| Rural | 3,044 (47.2) | 143 (45.5) | 5,234 (43.6) | 182 (37.8) | ||
| Marital status | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
| Married | 964 (14.9) | 56 (17.8) | 1,041 (8.7) | 77 (16.0) | ||
| Never married | 4,353 (67.4) | 157 (50.0) | 7,110 (59.3) | 270 (56.1) | ||
| Widowed, divorced, or separated | 1,137 (17.6) | 101 (32.2) | 3,843 (32.0) | 134 (27.9) | ||
| Household composition | < 0.001 | 0.042 | ||||
| Living alone | 974 (15.1) | 75 (23.9) | 2,174 (18.1) | 74 (15.4) | ||
| Single generation | 2,222 (34.4) | 79 (25.2) | 3,258 (27.2) | 119 (24.7) | ||
| Two generations | 2,757 (42.7) | 144 (45.9) | 5,351 (44.6) | 246 (51.1) | ||
| Three generations | 501 (7.8) | 16 (5.1) | 1,211 (10.1) | 42 (8.7) | ||
| Education level | 0.077 | < 0.001 | ||||
| Non-formal education | 320 (5.0) | 14 (4.5) | 1,847 (15.4) | 55 (11.4) | ||
| Primary school | 1,481 (22.9) | 63 (20.1) | 3,325 (27.7) | 106 (22.0) | ||
| Middle or high school | 3,030 (46.9) | 171 (54.5) | 4,607 (38.4) | 235 (48.9) | ||
| College or higher | 1,623 (25.1) | 66 (21.0) | 2,215 (18.5) | 85 (17.7) | ||
| Monthly household income | < 0.001 | 0.962 | ||||
| ≤ 100 million won | 2,490 (38.6) | 156 (49.7) | 4,585 (38.2) | 183 (38.0) | ||
| 101–200 million won | 1,402 (21.7) | 71 (22.6) | 2,492 (20.8) | 103 (21.4) | ||
| 201–400 million won | 1,589 (24.6) | 63 (20.1) | 2,978 (24.8) | 121 (25.2) | ||
| ≥ 401 million won | 973 (15.1) | 24 (7.6) | 1,939 (16.2) | 74 (15.4) | ||
| Employment status | < 0.001 | 0.467 | ||||
| Employed | 4,030 (62.4) | 151 (48.1) | 5,454 (45.5) | 205 (42.6) | ||
| Unemployed | 2,306 (35.7) | 156 (49.7) | 1,507 (12.6) | 64 (13.3) | ||
| Housewife or student | 118 (1.8) | 7 (2.2) | 5,033 (42.0) | 212 (44.1) | ||
| National Basic Livelihood Security status | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
| Non-recipient | 5,946 (92.1) | 245 (78.0) | 11,085 (92.4) | 408 (84.8) | ||
| Recipient | 508 (7.9) | 69 (22.0) | 909 (7.6) | 73 (15.2) | ||
| Socio-family relations | ||||||
| Family contact | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
| < 1 time per mon | 1,697 (26.3) | 124 (39.5) | 2,302 (19.2) | 139 (28.9) | ||
| ≥ 1 time per mon | 4,757 (73.7) | 190 (60.5) | 9,692 (80.8) | 342 (71.1) | ||
| Neighbor contact | 0.107 | < 0.001 | ||||
| < 1 time per mon | 2,182 (33.8) | 120 (38.2) | 3,269 (27.3) | 177 (36.8) | ||
| ≥ 1 time per mon | 4,272 (66.2) | 194 (61.8) | 8,725 (72.7) | 304 (63.2) | ||
| Friend contact | 0.021 | 0.204 | ||||
| < 1 time per mon | 1,966 (30.5) | 115 (36.6) | 3,907 (32.6) | 170 (35.3) | ||
| ≥ 1 time per mon | 4,488 (69.5) | 199 (63.4) | 8,087 (67.4) | 311 (64.7) | ||
| Religious activity | 0.574 | 0.055 | ||||
| < 1 time per mon | 5,241 (81.2) | 251 (79.9) | 7,999 (66.7) | 341 (70.9) | ||
| ≥ 1 time per mon | 1,213 (18.8) | 63 (20.1) | 3,995 (33.3) | 140 (29.1) | ||
| Friendship activity | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
| < 1 time per mon | 3,434 (53.2) | 207 (65.9) | 6,654 (55.5) | 308 (64.0) | ||
| ≥ 1 time per mon | 3,020 (46.8) | 107 (34.1) | 5,340 (44.5) | 173 (36.0) | ||
| Leisure activity | 0.095 | 0.042 | ||||
| < 1 time per mon | 5,113 (79.2) | 261 (83.1) | 10,249 (85.5) | 427 (88.8) | ||
| ≥ 1 time per mon | 1,341 (20.8) | 53 (16.9) | 1,745 (14.5) | 54 (11.2) | ||
| Charity activity | 0.703 | 0.747 | ||||
| < 1 time per mon | 6,114 (94.7) | 299 (95.2) | 11,361 (94.7) | 454 (94.4) | ||
| ≥ 1 time per mon | 340 (5.3) | 15 (4.8) | 633 (5.3) | 27 (5.6) | ||
Values are presented as number (%).