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Table 1 Characteristics of suicide deaths,a Canadian census mortality follow-up study cohort, 1991-2001

From: Influence of social and material individual and area deprivation on suicide mortality among 2.7 million Canadians: A prospective study

  

Male

Female

 

Study populationb

N = 2,685,400

Suicides N = 3,110

%

Suicides N = 880

%

Individual level

     

Age

     

   25-44

1,462,800

1,790

0,25

534

0,07

   45-64

809,500

910

0,21

258

0,07

   65+

413,000

410

0,21

88

0,04

Social disadvantage

     

Civil Status

     

   Separated/divorced/widowed

357,100

387

0,40

237

0,09

   Never married

326,700

734

0,42

173

0,11

   Common-law

177,900

264

0,29

67

0,08

   Legally married

1,823,700

1,725

0,18

403

0,05

Family structure

     

   Non-family

473,500

859

0,43

272

0,10

   Lone parent

169,100

172

0,38

130

0,10

   Two-parent family

2,042,700

2,079

0,19

478

0,05

Persons living alone

     

   Yes

302,000

572

0,49

186

0,10

   No

2,383,300

2,538

0,21

694

0,06

Material disadvantage

     

Education

     

   No high school diploma

936,300

1,343

0,29

322

0,07

   High school diploma

977,300

1,184

0,24

314

0,07

   Post-secondary diploma

413,200

275

0,17

163

0,07

   University degree

358,500

308

0,15

81

0,05

Income adequacy quintile

     

   Quintile 1 - poorest

455,900

693

0,36

298

0,11

   Quintile 2

521,700

628

0,25

160

0,06

   Quintile 3

556,700

624

0,22

146

0,05

   Quintile 4

572,300

636

0,21

130

0,05

   Quintile 5 - richest

578,800

529

0,17

146

0,05

Employment status

     

   Not in labour force

764,800

785

0,28

384

0,08

   Unemployed

164,600

347

0,39

80

0,10

   Employed

1,756,000

1,978

0,20

416

0,05

Area level

     

Social deprivation

     

   Highest

540,000

728

0,29

287

0,10

   Second highest

544,500

626

0,20

186

0,07

   Middle

540,600

635

0,20

152

0,06

   Second lowest

534,600

598

0,22

146

0,06

   Lowest

525,700

523

0,19

109

0,04

Material deprivation

     

   Highest

531,400

832

0,31

193

0,07

   Second highest

526,200

689

0,26

159

0,06

   Middle

532,800

595

0,22

179

0,07

   Second lowest

541,200

496

0,18

166

0,06

   Lowest

553,700

498

0,19

183

0,06

  1. a Refers to suicide plus undetermined deaths
  2. b Census population counts rounded to nearest 100