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Table 1 General description of the German Federal Police Officers' sample (n = 202)

From: Behaviour patterns preceding a railway suicide: Explorative study of German Federal Police officers' experiences

  

All

 

Mean

95% CI

Age in years (range: 19-59)

41.04

39.67-42.41

Years of service (range: 0-37)

14.32

12.93-15.71

Suicide events experienced on job

(range: 1-300)

17.57

13.43-21.72

 

n

%

Age in years (groups)

  

<30

32

15.8

30-39

57

28.2

40-49

62

30.7

>=50

51

25.3

Years of service (groups)

  

<=10

85

42.1

11-20

66

32.7

>20

51

25.2

Suicide events experienced on job

  

<5

74

36.6

5-20

70

34.7

>20

58

28.7

Counselling was offered

41

20.3

Observed Suicide

14

7

Obtained information by witnesses

150

74.3

Prevented suicide

71

35.15