Table 2.
Suicide Risk Characteristics by Gender, Race, and Sexual Orientation
| Depression Mean (SD) | Alcohol Mean (SD) | Past Year SI (%Yes) | Lifetime SA (%Yes) | Past Year NSSI (% Yes) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Sample | 10.81 (6.1) | 4.16 (4.5) | 45.0 | 23.0 | 28.9 |
| Gender | b < a:c*** | a:c < b*** | * | n.s. | *** |
| aWoman | 11.66 (6.2) | 3.78 (4.2) | 48.2 (+) | 24.3 | 33.7 (+) |
| bMan | 8.78 (5.6) | 5.57 (5.0) | 37.6 (−) | 17.9 | 12.2 (−) |
| cTrans/Queer | 10.79 (5.5) | 2.91 (3.8) | 44.8 | 28.7 | 42.5 (+) |
| Race/Ethnicity | n.s. | a > b:c*** | n.s. | *** | n.s. |
| aWhite | 10.71 (6.0) | 4.82 (4.6) | 45.2 | 19.0 (−) | 30.3 |
| bBlack | 10.98 (6.5) | 3.14 (3.5) | 56.9 | 36.9 (+) | 23.1 |
| cAsian | 10.60 (5.9) | 2.99 (4.2) | 44.8 | 21.8 | 26.4 |
| dHispanic | 11.14 (6.3) | 3.83 (4.5) | 38.3 | 34.2 (+) | 25.0 |
| eOther Race | 11.90 (7.0) | 4.13 (5.1) | 45.2 | 19.4 | 48.4 |
| Sexuality | a < b:c*** | c < a:b*** | ** | n.s. | *** |
| aGay/Lesbian | 9.43 (5.5) | 4.93 (4.9) | 36.3 (−) | 18.0 | 18.4 (−) |
| bBisexual | 11.41 (6.4) | 4.27 (4.4) | 46.5 | 26.6 | 31.5 |
| cPansexual | 11.60 (5.8) | 3.00 (3.5) | 51.4 | 24.6 | 38.4 (+) |
| dQueer/Unlabeled | 10.73 (5.8) | 3.43 (4.5) | 52.1 | 19.1 | 31.9 |
Note:
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p <.001.
Tukey post-hoc significance tests were used to indicate between-group differences in ANOVAs., (+) and (−) signal direction of significant post-hoc chi-square cells.
Trans/Queer = Transgender or Genderqueer.