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Table 2 Incidence risk ratios of suicide for deceased aged 25–59 by day of the week, Hong Kong, 2001-2008

From: Temporal patterns of charcoal burning suicides among the working age population in Hong Kong SAR: the influence of economic activity status and sex

 

Working (n = 701)

Non-working (n = 878)

Overall (n = 1649)a

 

Men (n = 498)

Women (n = 203)

All

Men (n = 571)

Women (n = 307)

All

Men (n = 1124)b

Women (n = 525)c

All

Sunday

1.11

1.45

1.209

1.00

1.38

1.11

1.04

1.41

1.152

Monday

1.91 *

1.55

1.806 *

1.45 *

1.65 *

1.505 *

1.64 *

1.61 *

1.633 *

Tuesday

1.68 *

1.10

1.507 *

1.05

1.81 *

1.264

1.31 *

1.50 *

1.367 *

Wednesday

1.17

1.50

1.269

1.11

1.31

1.165

1.13

1.39

1.209

Thursday

1.21

1.35

1.254

1.09

1.73 *

1.275

1.14

1.57 *

1.266 *

Friday

1.30

1.05

1.224

1.00

1.54

1.154

1.13

1.33

1.184

Saturday #

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

  1. * significant at 5% level.
  2. # reference group.
  3. a 70 deceased had unknown economic activity status.
  4. b 55 male deceased had unknown economic activity status.
  5. c 15 female deceased had unknown economic activity status.
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