TABLE 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of suicide decedents and control group
| Suicide (n = 132) (based on coroner data) | Control (n = 53) (based on self‐report interview) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | p‐value | |
| Age group | |||||
| 15–34 years | 41 | 31.1 | 14 | 26.4 | 0.82 |
| 35–49 years | 39 | 29.5 | 17 | 32.1 | |
| 50+ years | 52 | 39.4 | 22 | 41.5 | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 110 | 83.3 | 38 | 71.7 | 0.074 |
| Female | 22 | 16.7 | 15 | 28.3 | |
| Nationality | |||||
| Irish | 117 | 88.6 | 46 | 86.8 | 0.626 |
| Other | 14 | 10.6 | 7 | 13.2 | |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 71 | 53.8 | 13 | 24.5 | 0.0003 |
| Widowed | 5 | 3.8 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.996 |
| Divorced/separated | 15 | 11.4 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.106 |
| Married/cohabiting | 38 | 28.8 | 36 | 67.9 | <0.0005 |
| Unknown | 3 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Living arrangements | |||||
| Alone | 35 | 26.5 | 7 | 13.2 | 0.681 |
| With family of origin | 29 | 22 | 5 | 9.4 | 0.046 |
| With partner/spouse only | 13 | 9.8 | 8 | 15.1 | 0.309 |
| With partner/spouse and children | 19 | 14.4 | 27 | 50.9 | <0.0005 |
| With children only | 5 | 3.8 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.514 |
| Other shared (e.g., friends) | 14 | 10.6 | 4 | 7.5 | 0.525 |
| Other/unknown | 17 | 12.9 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.022 |
| Employment Status | |||||
| Paid employment (full‐time or part‐time) | 42 | 31.8 | 28 | 52.8 | 0.007 |
| Unemployed | 39 | 29.5 | 3 | 5.7 | <0.0005 |
| Self‐employed | 3 | 2.3 | 8 | 15.1 | 0.0008 |
| Homemaker | 5 | 3.8 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.509 |
| Full‐time student | 8 | 6.1 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.664 |
| Long‐term disability | 1 | 0.8 | 6 | 11.3 | 0.0006 |
| Retired | 15 | 11.4 | 4 | 7.5 | 0.439 |
| Other/unknown | 19 | 14.4 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.013 |