Table 3.
Association between suicide-related behaviors and school start time, adjusting for mental health and demographic factors.
| Factor | Consider Suicide | Attempt Suicide | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence (%) | n c | aOR (95% CI) | Prevalence (%) | n c | aOR (95% CI) | |
| School start time | ||||||
| Late: ≥8:30 a.m. | 17.0 | 1147 | 1.00 | 6.1 | 463 | 1.00 |
| Early: 8:00–8:29 a.m. | 17.2 | 3133 | 1.07 (0.97, 1.17) | 7.9 | 1469 | 1.11 (0.98, 1.27) |
| Very Early: <8:00 a.m. | 17.8 | 3702 | 1.06 (0.95, 1.18) | 8.0 | 1742 | 1.10 (0.95, 1.27) |
| Feel sad or hopeless | ||||||
| Never felt sad/hopeless more than 2 weeks | 3.9 | 1109 | 1.00 | 1.5 | 441 | 1.00 |
| Ever felt sad/hopeless more than 2 weeks | 43.3 | 6857 | 16.38 (14.63, 18.33) | 19.2 | 3200 | 13.77 (11.74, 16.16) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 17.3 | 4102 | 1.00 | 6.1 | 1522 | 1.00 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 16.1 | 184 | 1.02 (0.77, 1.35) | 8.6 | 112 | 1.53 (1.10, 2.12) |
| Hispanic | 17.0 | 2653 | 0.88 (0.80, 0.96) | 9.4 | 1510 | 1.30 (1.15, 1.48) |
| Other/Multi-Racial a | 20.6 | 839 | 1.19 (1.04, 1.37) | 10.1 | 422 | 1.64 (1.39, 1.93) |
| Sexual orientation | ||||||
| Heterosexual | 13.4 | 5052 | 1.00 | 5.4 | 2179 | 1.00 |
| LGB | 42.0 | 2139 | 2.54 (2.29, 2.82) | 20.7 | 1087 | 2.42 (2.13, 2.74) |
| Urbanicity | ||||||
| Urban | 17.3 | 2270 | 1.00 | 7.6 | 1054 | 1.00 |
| Suburban | 17.7 | 2674 | 1.01 (0.92, 1.11) | 7.6 | 1160 | 1.16 (1.01, 1.32) |
| Rural | 17.2 | 3038 | 1.03 (0.93, 1.14) | 7.7 | 1460 | 1.10 (0.98, 1.23) |
| Mother’s education | ||||||
| Less than college | 20.0 | 2710 | 1.00 | 10.5 | 1430 | 1.00 |
| Some college or above | 17.0 | 4363 | 1.00 (0.92, 1.09) | 6.0 | 1679 | 0.80 (0.71, 0.89) |
| Free and reduced lunch b | - | - | 0.99 (0.98, 1.00) | - | - | 1.03 (1.02, 1.04) |
This table collects adjusted odds ratios (aORs) generated from the survey-weighted multivariate logistic regression of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts on selected student- and school-level factors. Each aOR is presented adjusting for all other factors in the model, with those reaching statistical significance at α = 0.05 bolded. a Other/multi-racial includes Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islanders, or multi-racial; b the odds ratio for every 5% increase in the proportion of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch programs; c the unweighted number of participants. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; LGB, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual.