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Table 6 Individual measures of social and material disadvantage and risk of suicide mortality for females, 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

2.11 (0.98-4.57)

1.45 (0.75-2.81)

1.46 (0.53-4.01)

   Never married

2.00 (0.98-4.10)

1.82 (1.26-2.62)

1.10 (0.49-2.45)

   Common-law

1.06 (0.64-1.77)

0.97 (0.48-1.93)

1.09 (0.46-2.59)

   Legally married

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Family structure

   

   Non-family

0.87 (0.39-1.94)

2.30 (1.14-4.65)

0.38 (0.13-1.10)

   Lone parent

0.84 (0.38-1.86)

1.45 (0.72-2.93)

0.58 (0.20-1.67)

   Two-parent family

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Persons living alone

   

   Yes

1.19 (0.76-1.86)

1.20 (0.80-1.81)

0.99 (0.54-1.82)

   No

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Material disadvantage

   

Education attainment

   

   No high school diploma

1.29 (0.88-1.87)

1.86 (0.99-3.50)

0.69 (0.33-1.45)

   High school diploma

1.20 (0.86-1.68)

1.83 (0.97-3.43)

0.66 (0.32-1.34)

   Post-secondary diploma

1.34 (0.94-1.90)

1.90 (0.98-3.69)

0.71 (0.33-1.49)

   University degree

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1

 

Income adequacy quintile

   

   Quintile 1 - poorest

1.35 (0.94-1.95)

1.62 (1.04-2.51)

0.83 (0.47-1.48)

   Quintile 2

0.95 (0.66-1.35)

1.05 (0.67-1.65)

0.90 (0.51-1.61)

   Quintile 3

0.87 (0.61-1.23)

0.96 (0.61-1.51)

0.91 (0.51-1.61)

   Quintile 4

0.89 (0.64-1.24)

0.93 (0.58-1.49)

0.96 (0.54-1.70)

   Quintile 5 - richest

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Employment status

   

   Not in labour force

2.08 (1.59-2.72)

1.99 (1.53-2.59)

1.05 (0.72-1.52)

   Unemployed

1.59 (1.01-2.50)

1.81 (1.26-2.61)

0.88 (0.49-1.57)

   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
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