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Table 4 Associations between sociodemographic factors and lifetime suicidal ideation, women aged 20–30 years 1989 to 2015

From: Suicidal ideation and attempts in population-based samples of women: temporal changes between 1989 and 2015

Sociodemographic factors

W1 1989–1991

W2 1994–1998

W3 2000–2002

W4 2013–2015

(Total weighted sample N = 352)

(Total weighted sample N = 2240)

(Total weighted sample N = 2089)

(Total sample N = 171)a

Suicidal ideation: no/yes

Suicidal ideation: no/yes

Suicidal ideation: no/yes

Suicidal ideation: no/yes

Weighted numbers and OR 95% CI

Weighted numbers and OR 95% CI

Weighted numbers and OR 95% CI

Unweighted a numbers and OR 95% CI

No

Yes n = 116

OR (95% CI)b

No

Yes n = 906

OR (95% CI)b

No

Yes n = 484

OR (95% CI)b

No

Yes n=77a

OR (95% CI)b

Education level

 > 12 years education

75

53

1

672

474

1

911

141

1

73

39

1

 10–12 years (high school)

133

55

0.58 (0.15–2.25)

618

347

0.79 (0.50–1.25)

660

306

3.01 (1.89–4.79)

20

36

3.37 (1.72–6.59)

 ≤ 9 years compulsory school

14

8

0.81 (0.10–6.22)

29

81

3.86 (1.68–8.89)

30

37

8.00 (3.40–18.78)

1

2

3.74 (0.33–42.60)

 Missing values

4

0

 

0

4

 

1

0

 

0

0

 

Current occupation

 Employed

170

84

1

787

368

1

1079

233

1

21

31

1

 Student

46

23

1.01 (0.26–3.98)

442

357

1.73 (1.11–2.81)

393

202

2.38 (1.51–3.75)

69

35

0.34 (0.17–0.69)

 Unemployed

6

5

1.69 (0.17–16.94)

91

179

4.23 (2.23–8.01)

130

49

1.73 (0.79–3.77)

4

11

1.86 (0.52–6.73)

 Missing values

4

4

 

0

2

 

0

0

 

0

0

 

Relationship status

 

 Married/ cohabiting

157

67

1

751

384

1

976

186

1

20

14

1

 Divorced/ separated

31

9

0.68 (0.11–4.37)

148

136

1.80 (0.87–3.70)

225

45

1.04 (0.51–2.12)

0

7

 Single

38

40

2.47 (0.53–11.50)

420

386

1.80 (1.12–2.88)

401

253

3.31 (2.02–5.42)

76

56

1.08 (0.50–2.34)

 Missing values

0

0

 

0

0

 

0

0

 

0

0

 
  1. aCohort born in 1993 was not stratified for interview and therefore not weighted. Numbers and % are real numbers and %
  2. bOdds Ratio (OR) with 95% Confidence Intervals (CI)