TABLE 1.

Suicide cases vs. controls by means and demographic variables

	Firearm					Other means
	Controls (n=129,800)	Controls %	Cases (n = 1298)	Cases %	P-val	Controls (n=137,600)	Controls %	Cases (n = 1376)	Cases %	P-val
Average Age (years)	39.5 +/− 22		53 +/− 19.1		.001	39.1 +/− 21.9		47.1 +/− 18.4		.001
<20 years	33900	26%	66	5%		36177	26%	149	11%
21–30 years	12820	10%	120	9%,		13790	10%	135	10%
31–40 years	17245	13%	146	11%,		18475	13%	181	13%
41–50 years	21416	16%	238	18%,		22989	17%	326	24%
51–60 years	21005	16%	281	22%		22239	16%	303	22%
61–70 years	12642	10%	182	14%		13209	10%	132	10%
71–80 years	6990	5%	149	11%,		6986	5%	72	5%
>80 years	3781	3%	116	9%		3735	3%	78	6%
Female (%)	68145	52.5%	140	10.8%	.001		52.5%		33.6%	.001
College education (%)	45430	35%	428	33%	.001		35%		36%	.077
Average yearly household neighborhood income ($)	$68,466 +/− $28,743		$65,793 +/− $27,371		.001	$70,382 +/− $29,457		$68,502 +/− $29,544		.007