Table 3 Lifetime suicidal ideation and attempts among women 1989 to 2015. Weighted numbers, prevalence (%)a and differences between proportions (Δ)b
Suicidal ideation and attempts | W1 1989–1991 | W2 1994–1998 | W3 2000–2002 | W4 2013–2015 | Difference between two independent proportions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20–30 years, weighted N = 352 | 20–30 years, weighted N = 2240 | 20–30 years, weighted N = 2089 \31–49 years, weighted N = 216 | 20–30 years N = 171d 31–49 years, weighted N = 1344 | ||||||
(n) nc | % (95% CI)c | (n) nc | % (95% CI)c | (n) nc | % (95% CI)c | (n) nc | % (95% CI)c | Δ % (95% CI) | |
Aged 20–30 years | |||||||||
Suicidal ideation | |||||||||
Lifetime | (34) 116 | 33.0 (21.0–47.6) | (280) 906 | 40.4 (35.3–45.5) | (226) 484 | 23.2 (19.7–26.9) | 77d | 45.0 (37.7–52.6)d | Δ W4-W1 12.1 (3.2–20.9) |
No | (57) 226 | 64.2 (49.7–76.5) | (345) 1319 | 58.9 (53.5–64.1) | (470) 1602 | 76.7 (72.9–80.1) | 94d | 55.0 (47.4–62.3)d | |
Missing values | (4) 10 | 2.8 | (3) 15 | 0.7 | (3) 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Suicide attempts | |||||||||
Lifetime | (5) 11 | 3.1 (1.1–8.8) | (39) 93 | 4.2 (2.8–6.0) | (24) 51 | 2.4 (1.5–3.9) | 6d | 3.5 (1.6–7.6)d | Δ W4-W1 0.4 (− 2.7–4.6) |
No | (86) 331 | 94.0 (87.5–97.3) | (160) 563 | 25.1 (20.6–30.3) | (669) 2032 | 97.3 (95.8–98.3) | 131d | 76.6 (69.7–82.4)d | |
Missing values | (4) 10 | 2.8 | (429) 1584 | 70.7 | (6) 6 | 0.3 | 34d | 19.9d | |
Aged 31–49 years | |||||||||
Suicidal ideation | |||||||||
Lifetime | (10) 50 | 23.1 (10.1–44.6) | (162) 476 | 35.4 (29.1–42.2) | Δ W4-W3 12.3 (5.7–18.0) | ||||
No | (42) 162 | 75.0 (54.0–88.4) | (263) 866 | 64.5 (57.6–70.7) | |||||
Missing values | (1) 4 | 1.9 | (1) 2 | 0.1 | |||||
Suicide attempts | |||||||||
Lifetime | (0) 0 | 0.0 | (16) 49 | 3.6 (1.7–7.5) | NA | ||||
No | (52) 212 | 98.1 (87.7–99.7) | (195) 479 | 35.7 (30.0–41.7) | |||||
Missing values | (1) 4 | 1.9 | (215) 816 | 60.7 | |||||