Table 1.
Total (n = 11 831) | Male (n = 6018) | Female (n = 5813) | χ2/t | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 21.89 | 0.001 | |||
12 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | ||
13 | 16.9 | 18.3 | 15.4 | ||
14 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 13.5 | ||
15 | 22.3 | 21.9 | 22.7 | ||
16 | 30.6 | 29.9 | 31.3 | ||
17 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 10.9 | ||
18 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | ||
Mean (s.d.) | 14.97 (1.45) | 14.92 (1.47) | 15.01 (1.44) | 3.80 | 0.000 |
Chronic disease/disability | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 20.56 | 0.000 |
Ever smoking | 21.7 | 32.3 | 10.7 | 813.46 | 0.000 |
Ever drinking | 37.2 | 48.6 | 25.4 | 680.34 | 0.000 |
Negative life events (No.) | |||||
Mean (s.d.) | 35.96 (31.37) | 36.84 (32.62) | 35.07 (29.98) | 3.07 | 0.002 |
Internalising problems* | |||||
Mean (s.d.) | 11.40 (9.12) | 11.26 (9.31) | 11.55 (8.90) | 1.71 | 0.087 |
Externalising problems | |||||
Mean (s.d.) | 8.92 (7.58) | 9.95 (8.23) | 7.85 (6.68) | 15.24 | 0.000 |
Hopelessness | |||||
Mean (s.d.) | 4.67 (3.31) | 4.97 (3.40) | 4.37 (3.19) | 9.81 | 0.000 |
Impulsiveness | |||||
Mean (s.d.) | 33.43 (8.12) | 33.38 (8.30) | 33.48 (7.95) | 0.65 | 0.519 |
Friend/acquaintance SA | 8.2 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 14.50 | 0.000 |
Friend/acquaintance suicide | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 0.37 | 0.545 |
Family suicide attempt history | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.63 | 0.057 |
Family suicide history | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.01 | 0.905 |
Family economic status | 97.73 | 0.000 | |||
Excellent | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | ||
Good | 17.3 | 18.8 | 15.9 | ||
Fair | 68.1 | 65.0 | 71.2 | ||
Poor | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.5 | ||
Very poor | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | ||
Parental relationship | 18.89 | 0.000 | |||
Excellent | 41.5 | 40.5 | 42.4 | ||
Good | 26.9 | 28.1 | 25.7 | ||
Fair | 24.9 | 25.4 | 24.4 | ||
Poor | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
Separated/divorced/died | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.2 | ||
Father education | 1.84 | 0.766 | |||
Primary school | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13.8 | ||
Middle school | 53.7 | 53.6 | 53.7 | ||
High school | 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.2 | ||
Professional school | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | ||
College or above | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.3 | ||
Father occupation: farmer | 37.0 | 33.5 | 40.6 | 60.00 | 0.000 |
Excluding self-harm and suicidal thought.