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Table 5 Suicide literacy comparison between Ripple Effect sample and Community Sample (online) [32]

From: Online assessment of suicide stigma, literacy and effect in Australia’s rural farming community

 

n (%)

LOSS – Literacy Mean (SD)

Ripple Effect Sample (total sample completing the baseline LOSS)

435 (100.0)

10.1 (1.47)

Age group a

 18–24

42

10.07 (1.44)

 25–49

227

10.17 (1.57)

 50+

150

10.09 (1.26)

Gender a

 Male

152

9.91 (1.50)

 Female

278

10.23 (1.44)

Community Sample (online)

1405 (100.0)

7.65 (2.47)

Age group

 18–24

438 (31.2)

8.20 (2.17)

 25–49

394 (28.0)

7.90 (2.32)

 50+

491 (34.9)

7.01 (2.68)

Gender

 Male

553 (39.4)

7.36 (2.59)

 Female

767 (54.6)

7.88 (2.35)

  1. aOnly participants specifying gender/age were included in the age group and gender baseline measurement of suicide literacy
  2. Bold entries highlight points discussed in the text or represent summed totals of a number of categories