Table 1 Characteristics of suicide cases in Kentucky, 1999-2008

Suicide (row% of total)

4,313 (82)

924 (18)

5,237 (100)

Average Age (SD)*

45.6 (18.0)

44.3 (15.4)

45.4 (17.6)

-2.32, p = 0.0203 (1,533)

Age Categories (column % of sex specific total)

56.646, p = 0.001 (15)

   10-14 yrs

20 (0.46)

5 (0.54)

25 (0.47)

   15-19 yrs

183 (4.2)

42 (4.5)

225 (4.3)

   20-24 yrs

334 (7.7)

45 (4.9)

379 (7.2)

   25-29 yrs

377 (8.7)

70 (7.6)

447 (8.5)

   30-34 yrs

382 (8.9)

79 (8.5)

461 (8.8)

   35-39 yrs

454 (10.5)

113 (12.2)

567 (10.8)

   40-44 yrs

484 (11.2)

137 (14.8)

621 (11.9)

   45-49 yrs

472 (10.9)

116 (12.6)

588 (11.2)

   50-54 yrs

385 (8.9)

97 (10.5)

482 (9.2)

   55-59 yrs

284 (6.6)

81 (8.8)

365 (7.0)

   60-64 yrs

212 (4.9)

46 (5.0)

258 (4.9)

   65-69 yrs

189 (4.4)

32 (3.5)

221 (4.2)

   70-74 yrs

156 (3.6)

22 (2.4)

178 (3.4)

   75-79 yrs

144 (3.3)

18 (1.9)

162 (3.1)

   80-84 yrs

138 (3.2)

14 (1.5)

152 (2.9)

   85-98 yrs

99 (2.3)

7 (0.76)

106 (2.0)

Marital Status (column % of sex spepific total)

47.840, p = 0.001 (4)

   Divorced

966 (22)

291 (31)

1,257 (24)

   Married

1,850 (43)

357 (39)

2,207 (42)

   Single or Never Married

1,180 (27)

189 (20)

1,369 (26)

   Widowed

296 (7)

80 (9)

376 (7)

   Not Classified

21 (0.5)

7 (0.8)

28 (0.5)

Year (column % of sex specific)

3.668, p = 0.932 (9)

   1999

382 (8.9)

78 (8.4)

460 (8.8)

   2000

339 (7.9)

68 (7.4)

407 (7.8)

   2001

370 (8.6)

88 (9.5)

458 (8.7)

   2002

433 (10.0)

89 (9.6)

522 (10.0)

   2003

458 (10.6)

95 (10.3)

553 (10.6)

   2004

450 (10.4)

92 (10.0)

542 (10.3)

   2005

457 (10.6)

109 (11.8)

566 (10.8)

   2006

497 (11.5)

97 (10.5)

594 (11.3)

   2007

479 (11.1)

106 (11.5)

585 (11.2)

   2008

448 (10.4)

102 (11.0)

550 (10.5)

Seasons (column % of sex specific total)

0.541, p = 0.910 (3)

   Fall

1,016 (23.6)

225 (24.3)

1,241 (23.7)

   Spring

1,145 (26.5)

236 (25.5)

1,381 (26.4)

   Summer

1,131 (26.2)

241 (26.1)

1,372 (26.2)

   Winter

1,021 (23.7)

222 (24.0)

1,243 (23.7)

Suicide method (Column % of sex specific total)

492.01, p < 0.001 (3)

   Self-poisoning (X60-X69)

333 (7.7)

315 (34.1)

648 (12.4)

   Hanging, strangulation, suffocation, drowning and submersion (X70-X71)

777 (18.0)

127 (13.7)

904 (17.3)

   Firearm (X72-X74)

3,066 (71.1)

451 (48.8)

3,517 (67.2)

   All other methods (X75-X84, Y87)

137 (3.2)

31 (3.4)

168 (3.2)