| No suicidal behaviour | Non-fatal suicidal behaviour | Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel Test statistic (df) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
N = 600 | N = 47 |  |  | |
Age in years, mean (sd) | 23.0 (2.9) | 26.2 (15.5) | - | 0.17 |
Attended High School, Count (%) | 573 (95.5) | 45(95.7) | 0.0154 (1) | 0.90 |
Completed High School, Count (%) | 186 (31%) | 4 (9%) | 9.4722 (1) | 0.00* |
Single | 61 (10%) | 10 (21%) | Â | 0.05 |
Number of Recognised Children, Count (%) | Â | Â | 4.3739 (3) | 0.22 |
 0 | 462 (93%) | 35 (7%) |  |  |
 1 | 114 (93%) | 8 (7%) |  |  |
 2 | 20 (83%) | 4 (17%) |  |  |
 3 | 4 (100%) | 0 (0%) |  |  |
Brick Housing | 304 (51%) | 21 (45%) | 0.0823 (1) | 0.77 |
Water Availability | Â | Â | 3.6576 (2) | 0.16 |
 In the Home | 229 (38%) | 13 (28%) |  |  |
 On the Premises | 196 (33%) | 15 (32%) |  |  |
 Community Tap | 172 (29%) | 19 (40%) |  |  |
Toilet | Â | Â | 9.2192 (4) | 0.06 |
 Flushing toilet on the Premises | 405 (68%) | 24 (51%) | 2.7249 (1) | 0.10 |
 Public | 142 (24%) | 15 (32%) |  |  |
 Portable | 10 (2%) | 2 (4%) |  |  |
 Bucket System | 9 (2%) | 0 (0%) |  |  |
 Bush | 31 (5%) | 6 (13%) |  |  |
Electricity | 595 (99%) | 47 (100%) | 0.1789 (1) | 0.67 |
Cooking Fuel - Electricity | 516 (86%) | 43 (91%) | 0.7460 (1) | 0.39 |
Ever having been employed as a: | Â | Â | 3.2946 (2) | 0.19 |
 Builder | 101 (17%) | 12 (26%) |  |  |
 Other Work As Defined in Questionnaire | 325 (54%) | 29 (62%) |  |  |
 Never Worked | 141 (24%) | 7 (15%) | 2.1607 (1) | 0.14 |
Past Month’s Income |  |  | 7.5696 (4) | 0.11 |
 0 to 499 rand | 271 (45%) | 30 (64%) |  |  |
 Does not think this is good income | 201 (74%) | 24 (80%) |  |  |
 500 to 1000 rand | 128 (21%) | 8 (17%) |  |  |
 Does not think this is good income | 92 (72%) | 6 (75%) |  |  |
 1001 to 2000 rand | 90 (15%) | 3 (6%) |  |  |
 Does not think this is good income | 55 (61%) | 2 (67%) |  |  |
 2001 to 5000 rand | 94 (16%) | 6 (13%) |  |  |
 Does not think this is good income | 50 (53%) | 4 (67%) |  |  |
 5001+ rand | 17 (3%) | 0 (0%) |  |  |
 Does not think this is good income | 9 (53%) | 0 |  |  |
Monthly Income 3 Months Ago | Â | Â | 5.6121 (4) | 0.23 |
 0 to 499 rand | 240 (40%) | 26 (55%) |  |  |
 Does not think this is good income | 192 (80%) | 22 (85%) |  |  |
 500 to 1000 rand | 154 (26%) | 10 (21%) |  |  |
 Does not think this is good income | 107 (69%) | 8 (80%) |  |  |
 1001 to 2000 rand | 83 (14%) | 5 (11%) |  |  |
 Does not think this is good income | 47 (57%) | 4 (80%) |  |  |
 2001 to 5000 rand | 103 (17%) | 6 (13%) |  |  |
 5001+ rand | 20 (3%) | 0 (0%) |  |  |
Dissatisfied with income in the past month or past 3 months | 424 (71%) | 39 (83%) | 1.9348 (1) | 0.16 |
Highest Income Ever, Median (IQR) | 2800 (1500, 4500) | 2000 (1000, 4000) | Â | Â |
Receives Income From Parents | 127 (21%) | 4 (9%) | Â | 0.05* |
Receives Income from Partner | Â | Â | 3.9737 (1) | 0.41 |
 Yes | 47 (8%) | 2 (5%) |  |  |
 No | 194 (34%) | 11 (26%) |  |  |
 Partner Has No Income | 329 (58%) | 30 (70%) |  |  |
Employed Under 18 | 99 (17%) | 10 (21%) | 0.4221 (1) | 0.52 |
Job Longest Length | Â | Â | 4.6188 (2) | 0.10 |
 Never Had a Job | 140 (23%) | 7 (15%) |  |  |
 < 6 months | 234 (39%) | 15 (32%) |  |  |
 >= 6 months | 226 (38%) | 25 (53%) |  |  |
Two or More Jobs in the Last Year | 176 (29%) | 24 (51%) | 9.0176 (1) | < 0.00* |
Has Been Fired More than 1 Time In Life | 16 (3%) | 6 (13%) | 10.7869 (1) | < 0.00* |
Has Been Fired in the Last Year | 24 (4%) | 6 (13%) | 8.0487 (1) | < 0.00* |
Number of People Supporting | Â | Â | 2.3404 (2) | 0.31 |
 None | 378 (63%) | 24 (51%) |  |  |
 One to Two | 182 (30%) | 18 (38%) |  |  |
 Three or More | 40 (7%) | 5 (11%) |  |  |
Days Hungry in Past Week, Median (IQR) | 1 (0, 2) | 2 (1, 3) | Â | Â |
 Hungry 1 or more days a week | 312 (52%) | 41 (87%) | 22.2211 (1) | < 0.00* |
 Hungry 3 or more days a week | 88 (15%) | 17 (36%) | 12.9910 (1) | < 0.00* |
 Hungry 4 or more days a week | 33 (6%) | 8 (17%) | 9.7243 (1) | < 0.00* |
Days Children Hungry in Past Week, Median (IQR) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 2) | Â | Â |
 Children Hungry 1 or more days a week | 131 (22%) | 17 (36%) | 4.8922 (1) | 0.03* |
 Children Hungry 3 or more days a week | 35 (6%) | 6 (13%) | 2.7915 (1) | 0.10 |
 Children Hungry 4 or more days a week | 15 (3%) | 2 (4%) | 0.5678 (1) | 0.45 |
Worried about Household Food Supply |  |  | 14.3480 (1) | < 0.00* |
 Never or Rarely | 368 (61%) | 16 (34%) |  |  |
 Sometimes or Often | 232 (39%) | 31 (66%) |  |  |
Not able to eat the kinds of food you prefer | Â | Â | 6.1330 (1) | 0.01* |
 Never or Rarely | 312 (52%) | 16 (34%) |  |  |
 Sometimes or Often | 288 (48%) | 31 (66%) |  |  |
Not Able To Eat Certain Kinds of Food B/c of Money | Â | Â | 6.1330 (1) | 0.01* |
 Never or Rarely | 312 (52%) | 16 (34%) |  |  |
 Sometimes or Often | 288 (48%) | 31 (66%) |  |  |
Same Food Each Day |  |  | 14.2851 (1) | < 0.00* |
 Never or Rarely | 341 (57%) | 14 (30%) |  |  |
 Sometimes or Often | 259 (43%) | 33 (70%) |  |  |
Smaller Meals | Â | Â | 4.9269 (1) | 0.03* |
 Never or Rarely | 367 (61%) | 21 (45%) |  |  |
 Sometimes or Often | 233 (39%) | 26 (55%) |  |  |
Less Meals a Day |  |  | 16.9928 (1) | < 0.00* |
 Never or Rarely | 397 (66%) | 17 (36%) |  |  |
 Sometimes or Often | 203 (34%) | 30 (64%) |  |  |
Go To Sleep Hungry |  |  | 16.8415 (1) | < 0.00* |
 Never or Rarely | 523 (87%) | 31 (66%) |  |  |
 Sometimes or Often | 77 (13%) | 16 (34%) |  |  |
Whole Day Without Food |  |  | 16.8602 (1) | < 0.00* |
 Never or Rarely | 525 (88%) | 31 (66%) |  |  |
 Sometimes or Often | 75 (13%) | 16 (34%) |  |  |
No Food in House |  |  | 20.2315 (1) | < 0.00* |
 Never or Rarely | 519 (87%) | 29 (62%) |  |  |
 Sometimes or Often | 81 (14%) | 18 (38%) |  |  |
Overall Hunger Score (range 0 to 9) median (IQR) | 2 (1, 5) | 6 (2, 8) |  | p < 0.00* |