Research Article
Impact of Position in Family on Suicide: A Case-Control Psychological Autopsy Study among Chinese Rural Youths
Table 1
Descriptive statistics among suicide cases and controls.
| | Variables | Female () | Male () | | Suicides () | Controls () | value | Suicides () | Controls () | value |
| | Age (years)a | 26.80 (6.06) | 25.91 (6.19) | 0.15 | 26.92 (6.54) | 25.47 (6.13) | 0.02 | | Marital status | | | 0.15 | | | <0.01 | | Currently married | 116 (65.17%) | 154 (71.96%) | | 82 (38.32%) | 112 (55.45%) | | | Not currently married | 62(34.83%) | 60 (28.04%) | | 132 (61.68%) | 90 (44.55%) | | | Educational level | | | <0.01 | | | <0.01 | | Primary school and below | 75 (42.13%) | 38 (17.76%) | | 95 (44.39%) | 25 (12.38%) | | | Middle school | 84 (47.19%) | 125 (58.41%) | | 100 (46.73%) | 127 (62.87%) | | | High school and above | 19 (10.67%) | 51 (23.83%) | | 19 (8.88%) | 50 (24.75%) | | | Working status | | | 0.45 | | | 0.34 | | Unemployed | 62 (34.83%) | 60 (28.04%) | | 127 (59.35%) | 129 (63.86%) | | | Employed | 116 (65.17%) | 154 (71.96%) | | 87 (40.65%) | 73 (36.14%) | | | Family annual per capita income (abbr. “FI”) | | | 0.02 | | | <0.01 | | Low () | 59 (33.15%) | 45 (21.03%) | | 99 (46.26%) | 36 (17.82%) | | | Middle () | 72 (40.45%) | 92 (42.99%) | | 71 (33.18%) | 74 (36.63%) | | | High () | 47 (26.40%) | 77 (35.98%) | | 44 (20.56%) | 92 (45.54%) | | | Personal position in family | | | <0.01 | | | <0.01 | | High | 83 (46.63%) | 123 (57.48%) | | 79 (36.92%) | 126 (62.38%) | | | General | 75 (42.13%) | 87 (40.65%) | | 99 (46.26%) | 73 (36.14%) | | | Low | 20 (11.24%) | 4 (1.87%) | | 36 (16.82%) | 3 (1.49%) | | | Personal annual income (abbr. “PI”) | | | 0.11 | | | <0.01 | | No income () | 70 (39.33%) | 83 (38.79%) | | 51 (23.83%) | 49 (24.26%) | | | | 82 (46.07%) | 83 (38.79%) | | 114 (53.27%) | 69 (34.16%) | | | | 26 (14.61%) | 48 (22.43%) | | 49 (22.90%) | 84 (41.58%) | | | Relative income in the family (PI vs. FI) | | | <0.01 | | | 0.30 | | | 169 (94.94%) | 199 (92.99%) | | 174 (81.31%) | 172 (85.15%) | | | | 9 (5.06%) | 15 (7.01%) | | 40 (18.69%) | 30 (14.85%) | | | Mental disorders | | | <0.01 | | | <0.01 | | Yes | 70 (39.33%) | 8 (3.74%) | | 117 (54.67%) | 8 (3.96%) | | | No | 108 (60.67%) | 206 (96.26%) | | 97 (45.33%) | 201 (96.04%) | | | Social support | | | <0.01 | | | <0.01 | | Low | 99(55.62%) | 27 (12.62%) | | 145 (67.76%) | 24 (11.88%) | | | General | 60 (33.71%) | 92 (42.99%) | | 57 (26.64%) | 87 (43.07%) | | | High | 19 (10.67%) | 95 (44.39%) | | 12 (5.61%) | 91 (45.05%) | | | Coping strain | | | <0.01 | | | <0.01 | | Low | 15 (8.43%) | 113 (52.80%) | | 23 (10.75%) | 123 (60.89%) | | | General | 57 (32.02%) | 87 (40.65%) | | 52 (24.30%) | 69 (34.16%) | | | High | 106 (59.55%) | 14 (6.54%) | | 139 (64.95%) | 10 (4.95%) | |
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Number ( ) and percentage for discrete variables. aMean and standard deviation (S.D.) for age. |
