TABLE 1. Percentage of high school students who had seriously considered attempting suicide, had made a suicide plan, had attempted suicide, or had made a suicide attempt requiring medical treatment during the 12 months before the survey, by sex — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019.
| Behavior | Female % (95% CI) |
Male % (95% CI) |
Total % (95% CI) |
Chi-square (p value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Seriously considered attempting suicide
|
97.922 (<0.001) |
|||
| Yes |
24.1 (22.3‒26.0) |
13.3 (12.2‒14.5) |
18.8 (17.6‒20.0)
|
NA |
| No |
75.9 (74.0‒77.7) |
86.7 (85.5‒87.8) |
81.2 (80.0‒82.4)
|
NA |
|
Made a suicide plan
|
109.568 (<0.001) |
|||
| Yes |
19.9 (18.4‒21.6) |
11.3 (10.3‒12.4) |
15.7 (14.6‒16.9)
|
NA |
| No |
80.1 (78.4‒81.6) |
88.7 (87.6‒89.7) |
84.3 (83.1‒85.4)
|
NA |
|
Attempted suicide
|
27.037 (<0.001) |
|||
| Yes |
11.0 (9.7‒12.5) |
6.6 (5.5‒8.1) |
8.9 (7.9‒10.0)
|
NA |
| No |
89.0 (87.5‒90.3) |
93.4 (91.9‒94.5) |
91.1 (90.0‒92.1)
|
NA |
|
Made a suicide attempt requiring medical treatment*
|
10.313 (0.003) |
|||
| Yes |
3.3 (2.6‒4.2) |
1.7 (1.3‒2.3) |
2.5 (2.1‒3.0)
|
NA |
| No | 96.7 (95.8‒97.4) | 98.3 (97.7‒98.7) | 97.5 (97.0‒97.9) | NA |
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; NA = not applicable.
* Made a suicide attempt that resulted in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse.