Table 1.
Characteristics of the study sample (n = 18).
| Characteristics | n | % | Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Marital Status | ||||
| Owner/manager | 11 | 61.1 | Single/never married | 3 | 16.7 |
| Manager/Senior | 1 | 5.6 | Married | 6 | 33.3 |
| Farmhand/stationhand | 6 | 33.3 | Separated | 5 | 27.8 |
| Divorced | 4 | 22.2 | |||
| Occupation length in years | Living arrangements | ||||
| 2–3 | 1 | 5.6 | Alone | 8 | 44.4 |
| 4–5 | 2 | 11.1 | With spouse/partner and Children | 3 | 16.7 |
| 6–9 | |||||
| 10–15 | 1 | With spouse/partner | 4 | 22.2 | |
| >15 | 14 | With parents | 3 | 16.7 | |
| ARIA 1 | Education | ||||
| Inner regional | 5 | 27.8 | <Grade 10 | 7 | 38.9 |
| Outer regional | 11 | 61.1 | Grade 10 | 5 | 27.8 |
| Remote | 2 | 11.1 | Grade 12 | 2 | 11.1 |
| TAFE | 3 | 16.7 | |||
| University | 1 | 5.6 | |||
| Commodity | Income | ||||
| Mixed crop and livestock | 3 | 16.66 | <$25,000 | 9 | 50.0 |
| Beef cattle | 5 | 27.78 | $25,001–$60,000 | 5 | 27.8 |
| Dairy | 1 | 5.55 | $60,001–$95,000 | 2 | 11.1 |
| Sugar cane | 1 | 5.55 | $95,001–$120,000 | - | |
| Sheep | 2 | 11.11 | >$120,000 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Fruit or nut grower | 1 | 5.55 | Unknown | 1 | 5.6 |
| Mixed livestock | 2 | 11.11 | |||
| Other | 2 | 11.11 | |||
| Size of farm (hectares) | Suicide method | ||||
| <50 | 3 | 16.7 | Hanging | 7 | 38.9 |
| 51–500 | 1 | 5.6 | Firearms | 11 | 61.2 |
| 501–5000 | 10 | 55.6 | |||
| 5001–499,000 | 1 | 5.6 | |||
| >500,000 | 1 | 5.6 | |||
| Unknown | 2 | 11.1 | |||
1 Accessibility and Remoteness Index of Australia.