Table 2.
Prevalence of suicidal ideation by health characteristics and social perspectives among young and middle-aged adults (n = 5,214)
| Category | Young adults (n = 1,825) | Middle-aged adults (n = 3,389) | ||||||
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| Total | Suicidal ideation, yes | χ2 | p | Total | Suicidal ideation, yes | χ2 | p | |
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| Smoking | 4.432 | 0.035 | 2.062 | 0.151 | ||||
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| Yes | 477 (26.1) | 29 (6.1) | 896 (26.4) | 59 (6.6) | ||||
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| No | 1,348 (73.9) | 51 (3.8) | 2,493 (73.6) | 132 (5.3) | ||||
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| Heavy drinking (time) | 5.936 | 0.015 | 0.321 | 0.571 | ||||
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| < 1/mo | 1,126 (61.7) | 39 (3.5) | 2,153 (63.5) | 125 (5.8) | ||||
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| ≥ 1/mo | 699 (38.3) | 41 (5.9) | 1236 (36.5) | 66 (5.3) | ||||
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| Perceived health status | 14.198 | 0.001 | 73.977 | < 0.001 | ||||
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| Poor | 103 (5.6) | 9 (8.7) | 348 (10.3) | 49 (14.1) | ||||
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| Moderate | 710 (38.9) | 42 (5.9) | 1,482 (43.7) | 99 (6.7) | ||||
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| Good | 1,012 (55.5) | 29 (2.9) | 1,559 (46.0) | 43 (2.8) | ||||
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| Subjective peer-compared health status | 12.008 | 0.002 | 66.596 | < 0.001 | ||||
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| Poor | 135 (7.4) | 11 (8.1) | 367 (10.8) | 51 (13.9) | ||||
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| Moderate | 828 (45.4) | 45 (5.4) | 1,521 (44.9) | 94 (6.2) | ||||
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| Good | 862 (47.2) | 24 (2.8) | 1,501 (44.3) | 46 (3.1) | ||||
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| Sleep time (h): weekdays | 0.009 | 0.926 | 12.904 | < 0.001 | ||||
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| < 6 | 177 (9.7) | 8 (4.5) | 496 (14.6) | 45 (9.1) | ||||
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| ≥ 6 | 1,648 (90.3) | 72 (4.4) | 2,893 (85.4) | 146 (5.0) | ||||
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| Sleep time (h): weekend | 0.772a | 0.333a | 12.357 | < 0.001 | ||||
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| < 6 | 77 (4.2) | 2 (2.6) | 309 (9.1) | 31 (10.0) | ||||
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| ≥ 6 | 1,748 (95.8) | 78 (4.5) | 3,080 (90.9) | 160 (5.2) | ||||
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| Opportunity to succeed when one makes an effort | 0.373 | 0.541 | 13.008 | < 0.001 | ||||
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| No | 920 (50.4) | 43 (4.7) | 1,629 (48.1) | 116 (7.1) | ||||
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| Yes | 905 (49.6) | 37 (4.1) | 1,760 (51.9) | 75 (4.3) | ||||
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| Gap between rich and poor is getting worse | 1.000a | 0.611a | 3.285 | 0.092a | ||||
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| No | 72 (3.9) | 3 (4.2) | 113 (3.3) | 2 (1.8) | ||||
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| Yes | 1,753 (96.1) | 77 (4.4) | 3,276 (96.7) | 189 (5.8) | ||||
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| Perceived social class | 14.847a | < 0.001a | 41.064a | < 0.001a | ||||
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| Low | 414 (22.7) | 32 (7.7) | 931 (27.5) | 92 (9.9) | ||||
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| Middle | 1,297 (71.1) | 47 (3.6) | 2,265 (66.8) | 95 (4.2) | ||||
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| High | 114 (6.2) | 1 (0.9) | 193 (5.7) | 4 (2.1) | ||||
Values are presented as number (%).
a
Fisher’s exact test.