Table 1:
Demographic Data by Suicide Risk
| Characteristic | Entire Sample (N = 1065) |
ASQ Positive (N = 110) |
ASQ Negative (N = 955) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | <0.001 | |||
| Male | 485 (45.5%) | 30 (27.3%) | 455 (47.6%) | |
| Female | 569 (53.4%) | 77 (70%) | 492 (51.5%) | |
| Unknown | 11 (1.1%) | 3 (2.7%) | 8 (0.9%) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.58 | |||
| White | 594 (55.8%) | 63 (57.3%) | 531 (55.6%) | |
| Black | 213 (20%) | 19 (17.3%) | 194 (20.3%) | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 95 (8.9%) | 14 (12.7%) | 81 (8.5%) | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 21 (2%) | 3 (2.7%) | 18 (1.9%) | |
| Mixed | 83 (7.8%) | 6 (5.5%) | 77 (8.1%) | |
| Other/Unknown | 59 (5.5%) | 5 (4.5%) | 54 (5.6%) | |
| Mean age | 14.2 (SD = 2.0) | 14.9 (SD = 1.7) | 14.1 (SD = 2.0) | <0.001 |
| Medical Setting | .05 | |||
| Outpatient | 391 (36.7%) | 52 (47.3%) | 339 (35.5%) | |
| Inpatient | 429 (40.3%) | 38 (34.5%) | 391 (40.9%) | |
| Emergency Department | 245 (23%) | 20 (18.2%) | 225 (23.6%) |
Abbreviation: ASQ, Ask Suicide-Screening Questions. Significance defined at the p < 0.05 level.