TABLE 2—
Characteristics of Suicide Deaths and Attempts Captured in the Apache Suicide Surveillance System: Arizona, 2007–2012
| Characteristic | Deaths, No. (%) | Attempts, No. (%) |
| Year of event | ||
| 2007 | 3 (10) | 75 (20) |
| 2008 | 2 (7) | 78 (21) |
| 2009 | 10 (34) | 58 (16) |
| 2010 | 2 (7) | 62 (17) |
| 2011 | 4 (14) | 58 (16) |
| 2012 | 8 (28) | 35 (10) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 19 (66) | 172 (47) |
| Female | 10 (34) | 194 (53) |
| Age group, y | ||
| Birth–4 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| 5–9 | 0 (0) | 2 (< 1) |
| 10–14 | 2 (7) | 53 (14) |
| 15–19 | 10 (34) | 134 (37) |
| 20–24 | 9 (31) | 63 (17) |
| 25–29 | 5 (17) | 53 (14) |
| 30–34 | 0 (0) | 26 (7) |
| 35–39 | 1 (3) | 14 (4) |
| 40–44 | 0 (0) | 9 (2) |
| 45–49 | 2 (7) | 5 (1) |
| 50–54 | 0 (0) | 4 (1) |
| 55–59 | 0 (0) | 3 (< 1) |
| Method used | ||
| Overdose | 1 (3) | 161 (44) |
| Hanging | 26 (90) | 106 (29) |
| Laceration or cut | 0 (0) | 52 (14) |
| Jump | 1 (3) | 25 (7) |
| Firearm | 1 (3) | 9 (3) |
| No info from this source | 0 (0) | 13 (34) |
| Individual drunk or high at the time of incident (not mutually exclusive) | ||
| Yes (any substance) | 17 (59) | 268 (73) |
| Alcohol | 17 (59) | 204 (56) |
| Marijuana and alcohol | 0 (0) | 21 (6) |
| Marijuana, no alcohol | 0 (0) | 4 (1) |
| Cocaine | 0 (0) | 9 (2) |
| Methamphetamine | 0 (0) | 4 (1) |
| Other drugs | 0 (0) | 10 (3) |
| Unknown | 6 (21) | |
| Reason for act | ||
| Can’t remember (includes intoxicated or blacked out) | 1 (3) | 78 (21) |
| Fight or argument with parent or relative | 11 (38) | 67 (18) |
| Fight or argument with boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse | 7 (24) | 55 (15) |
| Depression | 1 (3) | 47 (13) |
| Family or home problems | 0 (0) | 28 (8) |
| Stress or a lot on the mind | 0 (0) | 25 (7) |
| Suicide or death of loved one, friend, or relative | 0 (0) | 18 (5) |
| Unknown | 1 (3) | 16 (4) |
| No reason | 0 (0) | 9 (3) |
| Fight with other, including bullying | 0 (0) | 8 (2) |
| Other | 1 (3) | 7 (2) |
| Trouble with the law | 0 (0) | 2 (< 1) |
| Peer pressure or copying | 0 (0) | 2 (< 1) |
| Divorce or separation | 0 (0) | 1 (< 1) |
| Loss of job | 0 (0) | 1 (< 1) |
| Trouble at school | 0 (0) | 1 (< 1) |
| Refused to answer | 7 (24) | 1 (< 1) |
Note. There were a total of 29 suicides and 433 suicide attempts among 366 individuals. If an individual had multiple events in the registry, we selected actual attempts over interrupted attempts, and the most lethal for summary here.