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. 2017 Nov 1;74(11):1095–1103. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.2582

Table 3. Percentage of Adults in the United States With a Recent Suicide Attempt, Total and Stratified by Sociodemographic Characteristicsa.

Characteristic No. of Observations by Survey Cohort Recent Suicide Attempt by Survey Cohort, % Adjusted Risk Difference, % (95% CI)b Adjusted Risk Difference P Valueb Adjusted Additive Interaction P Valueb
2004-2005 2012-2013 2004-2005 2012-2013
Total 34 629 34 712 0.62 0.79 0.17 (0.01 to 0.33) .04 NA
Sex
Men 14 552 15 122 0.52 0.64 0.13 (−0.07 to 0.33) .18 .61
Women 20 077 19 590 0.72 0.92 0.21 (−0.02 to 0.44) .09 Reference
Age, y
21-34 8005 10 158 1.02 1.48 0.48 (0.09 to 0.87) .02 Reference
35-49 11 044 9816 0.87 0.87 0.01 (−0.30 to 0.32) .96 .06
50-64 8403 8932 0.34 0.48 0.13 (−0.10 to 0.36) .25 .14
≥65 7177 5806 0.06 0.13 0.06 (−0.02 to 0.14) .15 .04
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white 20 153 18 601 0.60 0.81 0.24 (0.04 to 0.44) .02 Reference
Non-Hispanic black 6580 7350 0.45 0.75 0.28 (0.01 to 0.55) .04 .83
Hispanic 6351 6556 0.78 0.75 −0.01 (−0.32 to 0.30) .93 .17
Other 1545 2205 0.94 0.70 −0.25 (−0.88 to 0.38) .44 .14
Marital status
Married or cohabiting 18 863 16 635 0.43 0.43 0.01 (−0.17 to 0.19) .90 Reference
Widowed, separated, or divorced 9149 9421 0.91 1.25 0.44 (−0.15 to 1.03) .15 .18
Never married 6617 8656 1.04 1.42 0.30 (−0.03 to 0.63) .09 .16
Educational attainment, highest grade
High school 13 691 12 765 0.59 1.01 0.49 (0.18 to 0.80) .002 .003
Some college 12 037 13 040 0.92 0.97 0.08 (−0.18 to 0.34) .56 .58
College graduate 8901 8907 0.29 0.31 0.03 (−0.17 to 0.23) .74 Reference
Employment status
Employed 21 884 20 341 0.40 0.54 0.13 (−0.01 to 0.27) .08 .49
Unemployed 12 745 14 371 1.04 1.15 −0.03 (−0.48 to 0.42) .89 Reference
Annual family income, $
0-19 999 8342 9863 1.33 1.67 0.19 (−0.36 to 0.74) .49 .56
20 000-34 999 6988 7571 0.63 0.83 0.19 (−0.26 to 0.64) .41 .50
35 000-69 999 10 642 9280 0.46 0.59 0.16 (−0.10 to 0.42) .23 .38
≥70 000 8657 7998 0.33 0.32 0.02 (−0.18 to 0.22) .81 Reference
a

Data are from the wave 2 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) (2004-2005) and NESARC-III (2012-2013). Results are based on weighted sampling. Recent suicide attempts are in past 3 years, including year of the survey.

b

Adjusted for age, sex, and race/ethnicity.