Table 3.
Odds ratios of LGBTQ-supportive and general environments in predicting suicidal behavior, 2013 BC Adolescent Health Survey and LGBTQ Supportive Environments Inventory for British Columbia, Canada.
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Boys |
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| Simple multilevel logistic modelsa OR (95% CI) | Multiple multilevel logistic model, not adjustedb OR (95% CI) | Multiple multilevel logistic model, adjustedc aOR (95% CI) | Simple multilevel logistic modelsa OR (95% CI) | Multiple multilevel logistic model, not adjustedb OR (95% CI) | Multiple multilevel logistic model, adjustedc aOR (95% CI) | |
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| Suicidal ideation in the past year | ||||||
| LGBTQ-supportive environments | ||||||
| Community LGBTQ-supportiveness | 0.88 (0.84–0.91)*** | 0.90 (0.85– 0.96)*** | 0.94 (0.88– 1.01)† | 0.86 (0.78–0.94)*** | 0.88 (0.76–1.01)† | 0.91 (0.78–1.06) |
| School LGBTQ- supportiveness | 0.96 (0.87–1.07) | 0.97 (0.87–1.07) | 0.95 (0.86–1.06) | 1.01 (0.85–1.21) | 1.01 (0.85–1.20) | 0.96 (0.80–1.15) |
| General environments | ||||||
| Percent NDP votes | 0.82 (0.73–0.93)*** | 0.89 (0.79–1.00)* | 0.89 (0.78– 1.02)† | 0.79 (0.61–1.02)† | 0.87 (0.68–1.12) | 0.86 (0.66–1.12) |
| Large population center | 0.63 (0.50–0.79)*** | 0.90 (0.65–1.23) | 0.93 (0.67–1.30) | 0.59 (0.40– 0.88)** | 0.93 (0.51–1.70) | 0.87 (0.46–1.63) |
| One or more suicidal attempts in the past year | ||||||
| LGBTQ-supportive environments | ||||||
| Community LGBTQ- supportiveness | 0.90 (0.85–0.95)*** | 0.89 (0.82–0.97)** | 0.91 (0.83– 1.00)† | 0.90 (0.80–1.01)† | 0.96 (0.81–1.14) | 1.00 (0.82–1.20) |
| School LGBTQ- supportiveness | 0.93 (0.82–1.05) | 0.94 (0.82–1.07) | 0.91 (0.80–1.05) | 0.91 (0.73–1.13) | 0.90 (0.72–1.14) | 0.85 (0.66–1.11) |
| General environments | ||||||
| Percent NDP votes | 0.85 (0.73, 0.99)* | 0.92 (0.80, 1.07) | 0.97 (0.84, 1.11) | 0.74 (0.54, 1.02) | 0.79 (0.58, 1.07) | 0.78 (0.56, 1.09) |
| Large population center | 0.81 (0.63–1.05) | 1.18 (0.82–1.71) | 1.30 (0.87–1.91) | 0.65 (0.40–1.05)† | 0.74 (0.36–1.53) | 0.69 (0.31–1.55) |
| One or more self-harm behaviors in the past year | ||||||
| LGBTQ-supportive environments | ||||||
| Community LGBTQ- supportiveness | 0.86 (0.82–0.89)*** | 0.86 (0.81–0.93)*** | 0.91 (0.85– 0.98)* | 0.91 (0.84– 0.98)* | 0.95 (0.85–1.06) | 0.99 (0.88–1.11) |
| School LGBTQ- supportiveness | 0.99 (0.88–1.10) | 0.99 (0.89–1.10) | 1.00 (0.90–1.10) | 0.96 (0.85–1.10) | 0.96 (0.85–1.09) | 0.95 (0.83–1.09) |
| General environments | ||||||
| Percent NDP votes | 0.81 (0.70–0.93)** | 0.88 (0.77–1.01)† | 0.87 (0.77– 0.99)* | 0.86 (0.69– 1.08) | 0.91 (0.74–1.11) | 0.91 (0.74–1.12) |
| Large population center | 0.61 (0.48–0.78)*** | 0.99 (0.70–1.41) | 1.03 (0.73–1.46) | 0.66 (0.47–0.93)* | 0.79 (0.48–1.29) | 0.74 (0.44–1.24) |
Note. LGBTQ = lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning. Community LGBTQ-supportiveness, range −2.2–5.6. School LGBTQ-supportiveness, range −2.4–3.4. NDP = (Canadian) New Democratic Party, coded in decile (10%), range 0.9–8.8. Large population center is defined by Statistics Canada as having a population size of 100 000 or larger (0 = no, 1 = yes). For all models, robust maximum likelihood was used as the estimator and unscaled sampling weights were accounted for.
Each row represents one simple multilevel logistic model.
Multiple variables were simultaneously entered into one multiple multilevel logistic regression model.
Adjusted for sexual orientation, age, years of living in Canada, and moving history in the past year.
p < 0.10.
p < 0.05.
p < 0.01.
p < 0.001.