Table 2 Association of suicide rates with background contextual variables
Contextual variable | Number of suicides | Rate ratio (95% confidence interval) estimated with control for | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, sex, country of birth | Plus marital status | Plus all background contextual variables | ||||||
Neighbourhood income level | Low | 1651 | 1.60 | (1.48–1.73) | 1.33 | (1.23–1.44) | 1.31 | (1.21–1.42) |
1370 | 1.28 | (1.18–1.39) | 1.18 | (1.09–1.28) | 1.17 | (1.08–1.27) | ||
1021 | 1.12 | (1.03–1.22) | 1.08 | (0.99–1.18) | 1.07 | (0.98–1.17) | ||
1135 | 1.03 | (0.94–1.12) | 1.01 | (0.93–1.10) | 1.01 | (0.93–1.10) | ||
High | 1030 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Population density (no. addresses/km2) | Urban | 1609 | 1.45 | (1.34–1.56) | 1.12 | (1.04–1.21) | 1.05 | (0.96–1.14) |
1273 | 1.18 | (1.09–1.28) | 1.05 | (0.97–1.14) | 1.03 | (0.95–1.12) | ||
1126 | 1.07 | (0.98–1.16) | 1.01 | (0.93–1.09) | 1.01 | (0.93–1.10) | ||
1125 | 1.06 | (0.98–1.16) | 1.04 | (0.96–1.14) | 1.05 | (0.97–1.15) | ||
Rural | 1074 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Percentage Roman Catholics | Low | 1169 | 0.96 | (0.88–1.05) | 0.92 | (0.85–1.00) | 0.92 | (0.84–1.01) |
1235 | 0.98 | (0.91–1.07) | 0.92 | (0.84–1.00) | 0.92 | (0.84–1.01) | ||
1288 | 1.06 | (0.98–1.15) | 0.97 | (0.89–1.05) | 0.99 | (0.90–1.07) | ||
1495 | 1.04 | (0.96–1.12) | 0.99 | (0.92–1.08) | 1.02 | (0.94–1.10) | ||
High | 1020 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Percentage residents that go to church or mosque | Low | 1390 | 1.28 | (1.18–1.38) | 1.12 | (1.03–1.21) | 1.02 | (0.93–1.11) |
1282 | 1.17 | (1.08–1.27) | 1.11 | (1.03–1.21) | 1.06 | (0.97–1.16) | ||
1276 | 1.15 | (1.06–1.25) | 1.07 | (0.99–1.16) | 1.03 | (0.95–1.12) | ||
1192 | 1.11 | (1.02–1.21) | 1.04 | (0.96–1.13) | 1.02 | (0.94–1.11) | ||
High | 1067 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||