Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the 460 respondents compared to the wider sample of 614 suicide-bereaved respondents.
| Characteristic | n = 614 Suicide-Bereaved Respondents | n = 460 Suicide-Bereaved Respondents in Qualitative Sample |
|---|---|---|
| gender | ||
| male n (%) | 115 (19) | 76 (17) |
| female n (%) | 499 (81) | 384 (83) |
| median age (IQR) | 23 (20–29) | 23 (21–29) |
| age group | ||
| aged 18–21 n (%) | 224 (36) | 163 (35) |
| aged 22–40 n (%) | 390 (64) | 297 (65) |
| work status | ||
| working in paid job n (%) | 68 (11) | 100 (22) |
| studying at college/university n (%) | 526 (86) | 211 (46) |
| both working and studying n (%) | 20 (3) | 146 (32) |
| neither (on leave/unemployed) n (%) | 0 (0) | 3 (1) |
| educational attainment | ||
| educated to maximum A level n (%) | 255 (42) | 183 (40) |
| educated to degree level or above n (%) | 359 (59) | 277 (60) |
| socio-economic status ¥ | ||
| social classes 1 and 2 n (%) | 380 (64) | 280 (61) |
| social classes 3 to 7 & 9 n (%) | 213 (35) | 170 (37) |
| missing n (%) | 21 (3) | 10 (2) |
| ethnicity | ||
| white n (%) | 562 (92) | 423 (92) |
| Asian/Asian British n (%) | 15 (2) | 11 (2) |
| Black/Black British n (%) | 9 (1) | 6 (1) |
| Mixed race n (%) | 20 (3) | 14 (3) |
| Other n (%) | 8 (1) | 6 (1) |
| number of sick days in last year | ||
| 0–7 days sick n (%) | 337 (55) | 256 (56) |
| 8–365 days sick n (%) | 153 (25) | 118 (26) |
| Missing n (%) | 124 (20) | 86 (19) |
| median number of sick days in last year (IQR) | 4 (1–10) | 5 (1–10) |
| median age bereaved (IQR) | 19 (17–23) | 19 (17–23) |
| median time since bereavement, years (IQR) | 3 (1–7) | 3 (1–7) |
| gender of the deceased | ||
| male n (%) | 433 (71) | 331 (72) |
| female n (%) | 181 (29) | 129 (28) |
| median age of the deceased (IQR) | 19 (17–23) | 27 (20–45) |
| kinship | ||
| father n (%) | 86 (14) | 73 (16) |
| mother n (%) | 31 (5) | 25 (5) |
| brother (including half-siblings) n (%) | 46 (7) | 38 (8) |
| sister (including half-siblings) n (%) | 15 (2) | 11 (3) |
| grandparent n (%) | 11 (2) | 9 (2) |
| uncle/aunt n (%) | 49 (8) | 33 (7) |
| niece/nephew n (%) | 4 (<1) | 3 (1) |
| cousin n (%) | 54 (9) | 42 (9) |
| close friend (including colleagues) n (%) | 250 (41) | 166 (36) |
| partner/spouse n (%) | 23 (4) | 22 (5) |
| ex-partner/ex-spouse n (%) | 15 (2) | 13 (3) |
| in law/step/adoptive relation n (%) | 23 (4) | 19 (4) |
| missing n (%) * | 7 (1) | 6 (1) |
Key: ¥ using the National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) based on the Office for National Statistics Standard Occupational Classification 2010 (SOC2010). * all missing cases for this variable were identified as non-relatives apart from one who did not indicate kinship. IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation.