Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Sample and Prevalence of Mental Health (MH) Symptoms and Behaviors of Self-Harm and Suicidality (SHS) during the Last 12 Months (N= 42,779)
| Characteristic | Total | White | Asian/Pacific | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||||||||||
| 18–24 | 40,007 | 93.5 | 27,714 | 64.8 | 2,711 | 6.3 | 1,802 | 4.2 | 4,207 | 9.8 | 3,573 | 8.4 |
| > 25 | 2,772 | 6.5 | 1,854 | 4.3 | 229 | 0.5 | 214 | 0.5 | 220 | 0.5 | 255 | 0.6 |
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| Male | 12,654 | 29.6 | 8,820 | 20.6 | 858 | 2.0 | 472 | 1.1 | 1,427 | 3.3 | 1,077 | 2.5 |
| Female | 29,082 | 68.0 | 20,048 | 46.9 | 2,018 | 4.7 | 1,493 | 3.5 | 2,898 | 6.8 | 2,625 | 6.1 |
| Non-Binary | 1,043 | 2.4 | 700 | 1.6 | 64 | 0.1 | 51 | 0.1 | 102 | 0.2 | 126 | 0.3 |
| Sexual Orientation | ||||||||||||
| Heterosexual | 34,273 | 80.1 | 23,960 | 81.0 | 2,303 | 78.3 | 1,648 | 81.7 | 3,466 | 78.3 | 2,896 | 75.7 |
| Gay/Lesbian | 1,344 | 3.1 | 901 | 3.0 | 121 | 4.1 | 48 | 2.4 | 135 | 3.0 | 139 | 3.6 |
| Bisexual | 2,780 | 6.5 | 1,793 | 6.1 | 209 | 7.1 | 121 | 6.0 | 292 | 6.6 | 365 | 9.5 |
| Asexual | 2,178 | 5.1 | 1,526 | 5.2 | 141 | 4.8 | 84 | 4.2 | 305 | 6.9 | 122 | 3.2 |
| Other | 2,204 | 5.2 | 1,388 | 4.7 | 166 | 5.6 | 115 | 5.7 | 229 | 5.2 | 306 | 8.0 |
| Institution | ||||||||||||
| Public | 22,333 | 52.2 | 15,783 | 36.9 | 1,842 | 4.3 | 1,127 | 2.6 | 1,709 | 4.0 | 1,872 | 4.4 |
| Private | 20,446 | 47.8 | 13,785 | 32.2 | 1,098 | 2.6 | 889 | 2.1 | 2,718 | 6.4 | 1,956 | 4.6 |
| Year in school | ||||||||||||
| 1st | 12,275 | 28.7 | 8,146 | 19.0 | 907 | 2.1 | 573 | 1.3 | 1,429 | 3.3 | 1,220 | 2.9 |
| 2nd | 10,130 | 23.7 | 7,016 | 16.4 | 649 | 1.5 | 494 | 1.2 | 1,050 | 2.5 | 921 | 2.2 |
| 3rd | 10,317 | 24.1 | 7,239 | 16.9 | 711 | 1.7 | 463 | 1.1 | 996 | 2.3 | 908 | 2.1 |
| 4th | 8,435 | 19.7 | 6 010 | 14.1 | 562 | 1.3 | 378 | 0.9 | 844 | 2.0 | 641 | 1.5 |
| > 5th | 1,622 | 3.8 | 1,157 | 2.7 | 111 | 0.3 | 108 | 0.3 | 108 | 0.3 | 138 | 0.3 |
| Transfer | ||||||||||||
| No | 37,318 | 87.2 | 25,941 | 60.6 | 2,493 | 5.8 | 1,729 | 4.0 | 3,875 | 9.1 | 3,280 | 7.7 |
| Yes | 5,461 | 12.8 | 3,627 | 8.5 | 447 | 1.0 | 287 | 0.7 | 552 | 1.3 | 548 | 1.3 |
| International | ||||||||||||
| No | 40,589 | 94.9 | 28,947 | 67.7 | 2,755 | 6.4 | 1,869 | 4.4 | 3,372 | 7.9 | 3,646 | 8.5 |
| Yes | 2,190 | 5.1 | 621 | 1.5 | 185 | 0.4 | 147 | 0.3 | 1,055 | 2.5 | 182 | 0.4 |
| MH Symptoms | ||||||||||||
| Hopeless | 22,858 | 53.4 | 15,252 | 51.6 | 1,680 | 57.1 | 1,084 | 53.8 | 2,578 | 58.2 | 2,264 | 59.1 |
| Overwhelmed | 38,119 | 89.1 | 26,616 | 90.0 | 2,619 | 89.1 | 1,689 | 83.8 | 3,740 | 84.5 | 3,455 | 90.3 |
| Exhausted | 36,584 | 85.5 | 25,466 | 86.1 | 2,520 | 85.7 | 1,620 | 80.4 | 3,621 | 81.8 | 3,357 | 87.7 |
| Lonely | 27,765 | 64.9 | 19,044 | 64.4 | 1,846 | 62.8 | 1,224 | 60.7 | 2,970 | 67.1 | 2,681 | 70.0 |
| Sad | 29,705 | 69.4 | 20,410 | 69.0 | 2,037 | 69.3 | 1,333 | 66.1 | 3,070 | 69.3 | 2,855 | 74.6 |
| Depressed | 17,204 | 40.2 | 11,491 | 38.9 | 1,241 | 42.2 | 783 | 38.9 | 1,920 | 43.4 | 1,769 | 46,2 |
| Anxiety | 26,679 | 62.4 | 18,562 | 62.8 | 1,841 | 62.6 | 1,142 | 56.6 | 2,573 | 58.1 | 2,561 | 66.9 |
| Anger | 17,539 | 41.0 | 11,731 | 39.7 | 1,293 | 44.0 | 873 | 43.3 | 1,862 | 42.1 | 1,780 | 46.5 |
| SHS | ||||||||||||
| Self-harm | 3,405 | 8.0 | 2,377 | 8.0 | 209 | 7.1 | 110 | 5.4 | 307 | 6.9 | 402 | 10.5 |
| Suicidal Intent | 4,872 | 11.4 | 3,221 | 10.9 | 339 | 11.5 | 227 | 11.2 | 512 | 11.6 | 573 | 15.0 |
| Attempted Suicide | 705 | 1.6 | 415 | 1.4 | 55 | 1.9 | 53 | 2.6 | 95 | 2.1 | 87 | 2.3 |