Table 1.
Sample demographics for all deaths and within each cause of death: suicide, alcohol related liver failure and overdose.
| All deaths | Suicide | Alcohol | Overdose | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 1399714 | N = 19365 | N = 8790 | N = 21778 | ||
| Sex: | <0.001 * | ||||
| Male | 700476 (50.0%) | 15390 (79.5%) | 6098 (69.4%) | 14251 (65.4%) | |
| Female | 699198 (50.0%) | 3975 (20.5%) | 2692 (30.6%) | 7527 (34.6%) | |
| Age at death (mean) | 72.9 (18.4) | 46.3 (18.3) | 55.3 (10.9) | 42.9 (13.5) | <0.001 * |
| Age categories: | <0.001 * | ||||
| 0–17 | 25298 (1.81%) | 984 (5.08%) | 1 (0.01%) | 254 (1.17%) | |
| 18–65 | 370906 (26.5%) | 15435 (79.7%) | 7385 (84.0%) | 20596 (94.6%) | |
| Over 65 | 1003478 (71.7%) | 2946 (15.2%) | 1404 (16.0%) | 928 (4.26%) | |
| Marital status: | <0.001 * | ||||
| Never married | 312826 (22.4%) | 6594 (34.2%) | 2287 (26.2%) | 6348 (29.4%) | |
| Married/legally separated | 495523 (35.5%) | 4324 (22.4%) | 1842 (21.1%) | 2681 (12.4%) | |
| Divorced | 195530 (14.0%) | 5784 (30.0%) | 2725 (31.2%) | 9255 (42.9%) | |
| Widowed | 390668 (28.0%) | 2594 (13.4%) | 1885 (21.6%) | 3312 (15.3%) | |
| Racial group: | <0.001 * | ||||
| White | 1175400 (84.0%) | 17219 (88.9%) | 7533 (85.7%) | 17155 (78.8%) | |
| Black or African American | 196023 (14.0%) | 1527 (7.89%) | 909 (10.3%) | 3947 (18.1%) | |
| Other | 17483 (1.25%) | 357 (1.84%) | 195 (2.22%) | 363 (1.67%) | |
| Am. Indian/Alaskan Native | 7826 (0.56%) | 171 (0.88%) | 151 (1.72%) | 296 (1.36%) | |
| Asian | 2982 (0.21%) | 91 (0.47%) | 2 (0.02%) | 17 (0.08%) | |
| Urban/Rural: | <0.001 * | ||||
| Rural | 341598 (25.0%) | 5601 (29.3%) | 2298 (26.9%) | 3872 (18.1%) | |
| Urban | 1026634 (75.0%) | 13502 (70.7%) | 6256 (73.1%) | 17528 (81.9%) |