Table 2.
Demographics and criminological factors among imprisoned females with increased suicide risk.
| All | Non-suicide | Low-suicidal risk | Moderate-suicidal risk | High-suicidal risk | F | p value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 2,709 | n = 2,161 | n = 456 | n = 78 | n = 14 | ||||||||||
| mean | s | median | ||||||||||||
| Age (years) | 39.8 | 10.4 | 40.0 | 15.0 | 39.0 | 14.0 | 35.0 | 15.0 | 40.5 | 30.0 | 26.19 | <0.01 | ||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | Ridit score | ||||
| Educationa | 2.82 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||
| Low | 1,000 | 36.9 | 770 | 35.6 | 195 | 42.8 | 29 | 37.2 | 6 | 42.9 | 0.66 | |||
| High | 1,709 | 63.1 | 1391 | 64.4 | 261 | 57.2 | 44 | 62.8 | 8 | 57.1 | 0.51 | |||
| Residence | 1.13 | 0.29 | ||||||||||||
| Urban | 1,844 | 68.1 | 1483 | 68.6 | 292 | 64.0 | 61 | 78.2 | 8 | 57.1 | 0.60 | |||
| Rural | 865 | 31.9 | 678 | 31.4 | 164 | 36.0 | 17 | 21.8 | 6 | 42.9 | 0.58 | |||
| Employment | 5.09 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
| Unemployed | 1,166 | 43.0 | 908 | 42.0 | 208 | 45.6 | 44 | 56.4 | 6 | 42.9 | 0.62 | |||
| Employed | 1,543 | 57.0 | 1253 | 58.0 | 248 | 54.4 | 34 | 43.6 | 8 | 57.1 | 0.57 | |||
| Marriage | 13.61 | <0.01 | ||||||||||||
| Married | 1,539 | 56.8 | 972 | 45.0 | 163 | 35.7 | 28 | 35.9 | 7 | 50.0 | 0.56 | |||
| Unmarriedb | 1,170 | 43.2 | 1189 | 55.0 | 293 | 64.3 | 50 | 64.1 | 7 | 50.0 | 0.61 | |||
| Monthly incomec | 2.29 | 0.10 | ||||||||||||
| Low | 67 | 2.5 | 55 | 2.5 | 11 | 2.4 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.40 | |||
| Medium | 1,642 | 60.6 | 1329 | 61.5 | 263 | 57.7 | 44 | 56.4 | 6 | 42.9 | 0.47 | |||
| High | 1,000 | 36.9 | 777 | 36.0 | 182 | 39.9 | 33 | 42.3 | 8 | 57.1 | 0.64 | |||
| Criminal history | 0.07 | 0.80 | ||||||||||||
| no | 2,525 | 93.2 | 2015 | 93.0 | 427 | 93.6 | 72 | 92.3 | 11 | 78.6 | 0.60 | |||
| yes | 184 | 6.8 | 146 | 6.8 | 29 | 6.4 | 6 | 7.7 | 3 | 21.4 | 0.52 | |||
| Violent offending | 25.81 | <0.01 | ||||||||||||
| no | 1,861 | 68.7 | 1535 | 71.0 | 271 | 59.4 | 47 | 60.3 | 9 | 64.3 | 0.58 | |||
| yes | 848 | 31.3 | 627 | 29.0 | 185 | 40.6 | 31 | 39.7 | 5 | 35.7 | 0.63 | |||
| Smoking | 1.64 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||
| no | 1,975 | 72.9 | 1587 | 73.4 | 325 | 71.3 | 53 | 67.9 | 10 | 71.4 | 0.56 | |||
| yes | 734 | 27.1 | 575 | 26.6 | 131 | 28.7 | 25 | 32.1 | 4 | 28.6 | 0.66 | |||
| History of drug use | 8.68 | <0.01 | ||||||||||||
| Never | 2,008 | 74.1 | 1626 | 75.2 | 332 | 72.8 | 42 | 53.8 | 8 | 57.1 | 0.53 | |||
| Ever | 701 | 25.9 | 535 | 24.8 | 124 | 27.2 | 36 | 46.2 | 6 | 42.9 | 0.73 | |||
| Family history of drug use | 0.05 | 0.82 | ||||||||||||
| no | 2,502 | 92.4 | 1995 | 92.3 | 420 | 92.1 | 73 | 93.60 | 14 | 100.0 | 0.59 | |||
| yes | 207 | 7.6 | 166 | 7.7 | 36 | 7.9 | 5 | 6.40 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.71 | |||
| Family history of alcohol | 1.60 | 0.21 | ||||||||||||
| no | 986 | 36.4 | 801 | 37.1 | 146 | 32.0 | 31 | 39.7 | 8 | 57.1 | 0.55 | |||
| yes | 1,723 | 63.6 | 1360 | 62.9 | 310 | 68.0 | 47 | 60.3 | 6 | 42.9 | 0.61 | |||
| Family history of crime | 1.05 | 0.31 | ||||||||||||
| no | 2,332 | 86.1 | 1869 | 86.5 | 379 | 83.1 | 70 | 89.7 | 14 | 100.0 | 0.60 | |||
| yes | 377 | 13.9 | 292 | 13.5 | 77 | 16.9 | 8 | 10.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.55 | |||
| Family history of mental diseases | 12.21 | <0.01 | ||||||||||||
| no | 2,546 | 94.0 | 2048 | 94.8 | 416 | 91.2 | 71 | 91.0 | 11 | 78.6 | 0.59 | |||
| yes | 163 | 6.0 | 113 | 5.2 | 40 | 8.8 | 7 | 9.0 | 3 | 21.4 | 0.61 | |||
| Sentence duration (months) | 1.47 | 0.21 | ||||||||||||
| 0–12 | 33 | 1.2 | 27 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.9 | 2 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.69 | |||
| 13–60 | 733 | 27.1 | 603 | 27.9 | 96 | 21.1 | 27 | 34.6 | 7 | 50.0 | 0.63 | |||
| 61–120 | 620 | 22.9 | 503 | 23.3 | 100 | 21.9 | 13 | 16.7 | 4 | 28.6 | 0.55 | |||
| 121–240 | 589 | 21.7 | 458 | 21.2 | 116 | 25.4 | 14 | 17.9 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.57 | |||
| life sentence | 734 | 27.1 | 570 | 26.4 | 140 | 30.7 | 22 | 28.2 | 2 | 14.3 | 0.61 | |||
| Imprisonment duration | 2.294 | 0.10 | ||||||||||||
| 1–12 months | 347 | 12.8 | 276 | 12.8 | 59 | 12.9 | 11 | 14.1 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.60 | |||
| 13–60 months | 1,395 | 51.5 | 1134 | 52.5 | 212 | 46.5 | 40 | 51.3 | 9 | 64.3 | 0.60 | |||
| 61–120 months | 636 | 23.5 | 502 | 23.2 | 111 | 24.3 | 20 | 25.6 | 3 | 21.4 | 0.53 | |||
| >120 months | 331 | 12.2 | 249 | 11.5 | 74 | 16.2 | 7 | 9.0 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.74 | |||
| Seeking help | 12.96 | <0.01 | ||||||||||||
| no | 2582 | 95.3 | 2076 | 96.1 | 419 | 91.9 | 75 | 96.2 | 12 | 85.7 | 0.59 | |||
| yes | 127 | 4.7 | 85 | 3.9 | 37 | 8.1 | 3 | 3.9 | 2 | 14.3 | 0.56 | |||
| Hospitalization history | 6.11 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||
| no | 2673 | 98.7 | 2138 | 98.9 | 446 | 97.8 | 77 | 98.7 | 12 | 85.7 | 0.60 | |||
| yes | 36 | 1.3 | 23 | 1.1 | 10 | 2.2 | 1 | 1.3 | 2 | 14.3 | 0.59 | |||
| Mental health problems | 5.36 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
| no | 1718 | 63.4 | 1394 | 64.5 | 269 | 59.0 | 46 | 59.0 | 9 | 64.3 | 0.59 | |||
| yes | 991 | 36.6 | 767 | 35.5 | 187 | 41.0 | 32 | 41.0 | 5 | 35.7 | 0.60 | |||
Education level ≤6 years was defined as low, education level >6 years was defined as high.
Unmarried includes single, divorced, and widow.
Monthly Income ≤ poverty threshold (¥2,300 per person per year in 2013 in China) was defined as low, poverty threshold <monthly income ≤ per capita disposable income (¥23,414 per person per year in 2013 in Hunan) was defined as medium, monthly income > per capital disposable income was defined as high.