Table 1.

Comparison of demographics and suicidality between veterans and nonveterans, stratified by gender

	Women			Men
	Veteran (n=5,543)	Nonveteran (n=1,364)		Veteran (n=9,571)	Nonveteran (n=3,143)
Age group	%	%	p	%	%	p
21-33	40.3	26.8	<.001	35.6	31.0	<.001
34-38	25.3	10.4		23.0	10.5
39-49	21.4	23.3		22.4	21.4
≥50	13.0	39.5		19.0	37.1
Race/ethnicity
White	55.2	62.1	<.001	68.7	63.3	<.001
Black/African American	21.2	12.4		10.9	11.6
Other	9.6	8.7		9.5	9.7
Hispanic	13.9	16.8		10.9	15.4
Educational Attainment
≤High school diploma	7.2	40.4	<.001	13.6	32.0	<.001
Some college	44.8	30.6		46.6	30.4
4-year baccalaureate	27.1	16.4		23.8	21.7
Post-baccalaureate	20.8	12.6		15.9	15.9
Sexual Orientation
Heterosexual	88.3	93.8	<.001	97.3	91.7	<.001
Sexual minority	11.7	6.2		2.7	8.3
Suicidal ideation
Before age 18	11.8	12.7	.453	5.8	10.5	<.001
Age 18 or older	26.1	15.6	<.001	22.5	16.7	<.001
Suicide attempt
Before age 18	5.5	5.3	.737	1.1	1.9	.004
Age 18 or older	9.3	3.9	<.001	4.9	2.9	<.001