Table 2.

Multivariate Associations Between Rurality and Covariates and Odds of Nonfatal Suicidal Behaviors for CHIS 2015 Participants Who Have Lived in Their Neighborhood for at Least 6 Months (n=40,041).

	Suicide ideation ever	Suicide ideation past 12 months	Suicide ideation past 2 months	Suicide attempt ever	Suicide attempt past 12 months
Rural census tract (vs. non-rural)	1.00 (0.85–1.18)	0.87 (0.63–1.20)	1.06 (0.64–0.75)	1.01 (0.77–1.33)	0.55 (0.20–1.48)
Race/ethnicity
Asian, non-Hispanic	0.54 (0.39–0.73)	0.82 (0.40–1.66)	0.61 (0.26–1.44)	0.52 (0.31–0.89)	1.01 (0.24–4.28)
Black, non-Hispanic	0.53 (0.39–0.72)	0.96 (0.52–1.78)	0.85 (0.36–2.00)	0.68 (0.43–1.09)	1.35 (0.31–5.89)
Hispanic	0.38 (0.31–0.45)	0.58 (0.41–0.80)	0.56 (0.34–0.93)	0.43 (0.31–0.59)	0.63 (0.29–1.37)
Other or multiple races	1.15 (0.85–1.54)	1.22 (0.74–2.00)	1.62 (0.81–3.24)	1.81 (1.18–2.77)	1.84 (0.60–5.65)
White, non-Hispanic	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Female (vs. male)	0.95 (0.82–1.09)	0.60 (0.44–0.81)	0.47 (0.32–0.70)	1.39 (1.11–1.74)	0.80 (0.45–1.44)
Age (years)	0.98 (0.97–0.98)	0.97 (0.97–0.98)	0.98 (0.97–0.99)	0.97 (0.96–0.98)	0.96 (0.93–0.99)
Educational attainment
<12 years	0.89 (0.69–1.16)	1.17 (0.70–1.96)	0.95 (0.45–2.01)	1.68 (1.09–2.60)	7.16 (2.47–20.80)
High school diploma/12 years	1.10 (0.91–1.33)	1.14 (0.79–1.66)	1.16 (0.70–1.91)	1.48 (1.04–2.10)	2.38 (0.85–6.62)
Some college or vocational	1.26 (1.07–1.50)	1.58 (1.09–2.30)	1.41 (0.82–2.42)	1.53 (1.15–2.04)	4.41 (1.45–13.46)
College degree or more	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Marital status
Married/living with partner	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Never married	1.51 (1.24–1.84)	1.66 (1.08–2.56)	2.26 (1.18–4.33)	1.37 (0.96–1.94)	1.86 (0.43–8.07)
Widowed/divorced/separated	1.82 (1.51–2.20)	1.78 (1.23–2.58)	1.88 (1.13–3.13)	2.13 (1.49–3.03)	1.07 (0.43–2.63)
Employment status
Working or with a company	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Not working or looking for work	1.47 (1.27–1.72)	1.97 (1.47–2.63)	3.60 (2.38–5.44)	1.72 (1.33–2.23)	4.56 (2.16–9.62)