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Table 5 Individual measures of social and material disadvantage and risk of suicide mortality for males, according to area material 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 material deprivation

High material deprivation

Ratio of HRsb

 

HR (95% CI)a

HR (95% CI)a

(95% CI)

Social disadvantage

   

Civil status

   

   Separated/divorced/widowed

1.46 (0.98-2.16)

1.30 (0.98-1.73)

1.12 (0.69-1.83)

   Never married

1.54 (1.09-2.17)

1.43 (1.13-1.81)

1.08 (0.71-1.63)

   Common-law

1.38 (1.07-1.78)

1.30 (1.08-1.56)

1.06 (0.78-1.45)

   Legally married

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Family structure

   

   Non-family

1.45 (0.99-2.10)

1.05 (0.79-1.38)

1.38 (0.86-2.21)

   Lone parent

1.25 (0.81-1.95)

1.20 (0.89-1.62)

1.04 (0.61-1.77)

   Two-parent family

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Persons living alone

   

   Yes

1.01 (0.79-1.29)

1.78 (1.45-2.20)

0.57 (0.41-0.78)

   No

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Material disadvantage

   

Education attainment

   

   No high school diploma

1.54 (1.27-1.88)

1.50 (1.16-1.93)

1.03 (0.74-1.42)

   High school diploma

1.27 (1.06-1.51)

1.30 (1.01-1.67)

0.98 (0.72-1.33)

   Post-secondary diploma

0.88 (0.69-1.11)

1.10 (0.82-1.49)

0.80 (0.55-1.17)

   University degree

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Income adequacy quintile

   

   Quintile 1 - poorest

1.51 (1.21-1.89)

1.43 (1.19-1.72)

1.06 (0.79-1.41)

   Quintile 2

1.19 (0.97-1.47)

1.18 (0.98-1.42)

1.01 (0.76-1.33)

   Quintile 3

1.31 (1.09-1.58)

1.07 (0.88-1.29)

1.22 (0.94-1.60)

   Quintile 4

1.02 (0.85-1.23)

1.15 (0.96-1.39)

0.89 (0.68-1.15)

   Quintile 5 - richest

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Employment status

   

   Not in labour force

1.41 (1.13-1.77)

1.50 (1.29-1.75)

0.94 (0.72-1.23)

   Unemployed

1.49 (1.16-1.91)

1.44 (1.24-1.69)

1.03 (0.77-1.39)

   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