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Table 3 Individual measures of social and material disadvantage and risk of suicide mortality for males, according to area social deprivation, 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

 

Low social deprivation

High social deprivation

Ratio of HRsb

 

HR (95% CI)a

HR (95% CI)a

(95% CI)

Social disadvantage

   

Civil status

   

   Separated/divorced/widowed

1.25 (0.87-1.78)

1.48 (1.07-2.05)

0.84 (0.52-1.37)

   Never married

1.56 (1.19-2.06)

1.38 (1.03-1.85)

1.13 (0.76-1.69)

   Common-law

1.55 (1.23-1.94)

1.15 (0.94-1.41)

1.35 (0.99-1.83)

   Legally married

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Family structure

   

   Non-family

1.26 (0.90-1.77)

1.10 (0.80-1.50)

1.15 (0.72-1.82)

   Lone parent

1.43 (0.99-2.06)

1.11 (0.78-1.58)

1.29 (0.77-2.14)

   Two-parent family

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Persons living alone

   

   Yes

1.63 (1.21-2.19)

1.42 (1.18-1.71)

1.15 (0.81-1.63)

   No

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Material disadvantage

   

Education attainment

   

   No high school diploma

1.35 (1.07-1.69)

1.72 (1.41-2.11)

0.78 (0.58-1.06)

   High school diploma

1.26 (1.02-1.57)

1.40 (1.15-1.70)

0.90 (0.67-1.20)

   Post-secondary diploma

0.95 (0.72-1.24)

1.04 (0.81-1.32)

0.91 (0.63-1.32)

   University degree

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1

 

Income adequacy quintile

   

   Quintile 1 - poorest

1.34 (1.08-1.65)

1.58 (1.29-1.93)

0.85 (0.63-1.14)

   Quintile 2

1.21 (0.99-1.48)

1.24 (1.02-1.51)

0.98 (0.74-1.29)

   Quintile 3

1.09 (0.90-1.32)

1.15 (0.95-1.40)

0.95 (0.72-1.24)

   Quintile 4

1.21 (1.02-1.44)

1.05 (0.86-1.28)

1.15 (0.89-1.50)

   Quintile 5 - richest

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Employment status

   

   Not in labour force

1.69 (1.40-2.06)

1.44 (1.21-1.71)

1.17 (0.91-1.52)

   Unemployed

1.57 (1.28-1.93)

1.47 (1.24-1.74)

1.07 (0.82-1.39)

   Employed

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  1. a Hazard ratios (95% confidence interval) adjusted for age, visible minority, immigrant status, provincial region of residence, community population size, area material deprivation and all variables in table
  2. b The ratio of HRs indicates a modifying effect of area deprivation when the confidence intervals exclude 1