TABLE 2. 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, race/ethnicity, and grade — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019.
| Behavior | Female % (95% CI) |
Chi-square (p value) |
Male % (95% CI) |
Chi-square (p value) |
Total % (95% CI) |
Chi-square (p value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Seriously considered attempting suicide
| ||||||
| Race/Ethnicity |
—* |
1.504 (0.230) |
— |
4.989 (0.005) |
—
|
5.870 (0.002) |
| White, non-Hispanic |
24.3 (21.9‒26.9) |
— |
13.8 (12.3‒15.3) |
— |
19.1(17.6‒20.8)
|
— |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
23.7 (20.7‒27.1) |
— |
10.7 (8.2‒13.7) |
— |
16.9 (15.3‒18.7)
|
— |
| Hispanic |
22.7 (19.3‒26.5) |
— |
11.4 (9.8‒13.3) |
— |
17.2 (15.2‒19.4)
|
— |
| Grade |
— |
0.209 (0.889) |
— |
0.790 (0.507) |
—
|
0.820 (0.491) |
| 9 |
23.7 (20.7‒27.0) |
— |
11.9 (9.9‒14.2) |
— |
17.7 (15.7‒19.8)
|
— |
| 10 |
23.6 (20.3‒27.3) |
— |
13.2 (11.1‒15.8) |
— |
18.5 (16.1‒21.1)
|
— |
| 11 |
24.9 (22.5‒27.6) |
— |
13.6 (11.5‒16.0) |
— |
19.3 (17.7‒21.1)
|
— |
| 12 |
24.0 (20.7‒27.6) |
— |
14.9 (12.4‒17.7) |
— |
19.6 (17.5‒21.9)
|
— |
|
Made a suicide plan
| ||||||
| Race/Ethnicity |
— |
1.652 (0.194) |
— |
2.358 (0.087) |
— |
3.043 (0.041) |
| White, non-Hispanic |
19.2 (16.9‒21.8) |
— |
12.0 (10.6‒13.5) |
— |
15.7 (14.1‒17.4)
|
— |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
20.4 (17.6‒23.5) |
— |
10.1 (7.3‒13.9) |
— |
15.0 (12.9‒17.5)
|
— |
| Hispanic |
19.6 (16.9‒22.6) |
— |
9.6 (8.0‒11.4) |
— |
14.7 (13.0‒16.7)
|
— |
| Grade |
— |
0.461 (0.711) |
— |
3.195 (0.035) |
—
|
0.652 (0.587) |
| 9 |
20.4 (17.9‒23.2) |
— |
9.5 (7.9‒11.4) |
— |
14.8 (13.1‒16.6)
|
— |
| 10 |
20.3 (17.2‒23.7) |
— |
10.4 (8.6‒12.4) |
— |
15.4 (13.4‒17.7)
|
— |
| 11 |
20.4 (17.6‒23.5) |
— |
12.1 (10.3‒14.2) |
— |
16.4 (14.5‒18.5)
|
— |
| 12 |
18.5 (15.7‒21.6) |
— |
13.6 (11.4‒16.1) |
— |
16.2 (14.3‒18.3)
|
— |
|
Attempted suicide
| ||||||
| Race/Ethnicity |
— |
2.973 (0.044) |
— |
1.505 (0.229) |
—
|
2.866 (0.050) |
| White, non-Hispanic |
9.4 (7.8‒11.3) |
— |
6.4 (5.1‒7.8) |
— |
7.9 (6.9‒9.1)
|
— |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
15.2 (10.8‒20.9) |
— |
8.5 (5.6‒12.9) |
— |
11.8 (8.7‒15.9)
|
— |
| Hispanic |
11.9 (9.0‒15.6) |
— |
5.5 (3.9‒7.6) |
— |
8.9 (7.1‒11.1)
|
— |
| Grade |
— |
1.878 (0.150) |
— |
0.384 (0.765) |
—
|
0.311 (0.817) |
| 9 |
12.8 (10.7‒15.3) |
— |
6.0 (4.5‒7.9) |
— |
9.4 (7.9‒11.1)
|
— |
| 10 |
11.0 (9.1‒13.3) |
— |
6.5 (4.7‒9.0) |
— |
8.8 (7.4‒10.5)
|
— |
| 11 |
10.4 (8.1‒13.3) |
— |
6.7 (5.2‒8.8) |
— |
8.6 (7.1‒10.4)
|
— |
| 12 |
9.4 (6.9‒12.6) |
— |
7.3 (5.2‒10.0) |
— |
8.5 (6.8‒10.6)
|
— |
|
Made a suicide attempt requiring medical treatment†
| ||||||
| Race/Ethnicity |
— |
0.446 (0.721) |
— |
1.583 (0.210) |
—
|
1.387 (0.262) |
| White, non-Hispanic |
2.9 (1.9‒4.4) |
— |
1.2 (0.8‒1.9) |
— |
2.1 (1.5‒2.8)
|
— |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
3.8 (2.3‒6.2) |
— |
2.9 (1.5‒5.5) |
— |
3.3 (2.2‒4.9)
|
— |
| Hispanic |
3.6 (2.6‒4.9) |
— |
2.3 (1.4‒3.9) |
— |
3.0 (2.3‒3.8)
|
— |
| Grade |
— |
0.406 (0.750) |
— |
0.571 (0.638) |
—
|
0.274 (0.844) |
| 9 |
3.3 (2.3‒4.8) |
— |
1.3 (0.7‒2.3) |
— |
2.3 (1.7‒3.1)
|
— |
| 10 |
3.6 (2.3‒5.5) |
— |
1.7 (0.9‒3.3) |
— |
2.7 (1.8‒3.9)
|
— |
| 11 |
2.7 (1.7‒4.3) |
— |
2.0 (1.2‒3.2) |
— |
2.3 (1.7‒3.3)
|
— |
| 12 | 3.4 (2.2‒5.3) | — | 1.9 (1.0‒3.9) | — | 2.7 (2.0‒3.7) | — |
Abbreviation: CI = Confidence interval.
*Not applicable.
† Made a suicide attempt that resulted in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse.