Variables | Absence of suicidal ideation | Presence of suicidal ideation | Total | p Value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Per cent | n | Per cent | n | Per cent | ||
Primary income earner characteristics | |||||||
Sex | <0.001 | ||||||
Male | 3040 | 74.1 | 76 | 52.1 | 3116 | 73.4 | |
Female | 1061 | 25.9 | 70 | 47.9 | 1131 | 26.6 | |
Age, over 65 years | 0.009 | ||||||
>65 years | 1937 | 47.2 | 85 | 58.2 | 2022 | 47.6 | |
Education | 0.003 | ||||||
Graduation from elementary school | 1376 | 33.6 | 65 | 44.5 | 1441 | 33.9 | |
Graduation from middle school | 545 | 13.3 | 26 | 17.8 | 571 | 13.4 | |
Graduation from high school | 1198 | 29.2 | 33 | 22.6 | 1231 | 29.0 | |
Graduation from college | 982 | 23.9 | 22 | 15.1 | 1004 | 23.6 | |
The presence of a spouse | <0.001 | ||||||
Presence | 2858 | 69.7 | 66 | 45.2 | 2924 | 68.8 | |
Perceived health status | <0.001 | ||||||
Excellent | 2271 | 55.4 | 40 | 27.4 | 2311 | 54.4 | |
Good | 912 | 22.2 | 31 | 21.2 | 943 | 22.2 | |
Poor | 918 | 22.4 | 75 | 51.4 | 993 | 23.4 | |
Regular medication more than 3 months* | <0.001 | ||||||
Presence | 2492 | 60.8 | 117 | 80.1 | 2609 | 61.4 | |
Depressive mood | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | <0.001 | |
Sum of CESD-11 | 18.808 | 2.9 | 23.151 | 4.3 | 18.953 | ||
Household characteristics | |||||||
Income level | <0.001 | ||||||
<25% (lowest) | 756 | 18.4 | 55 | 37.7 | 811 | 19.1 | |
25–50% | 953 | 23.2 | 39 | 26.7 | 992 | 23.4 | |
51–75% | 1140 | 27.8 | 34 | 23.3 | 1174 | 27.6 | |
>75% (highest) | 1252 | 30.5 | 18 | 12.3 | 1270 | 29.9 | |
Number of family members | <0.001 | ||||||
One | 856 | 20.9 | 58 | 39.7 | 914 | 21.5 | |
Two | 1233 | 30.1 | 45 | 30.8 | 1278 | 30.1 | |
Three | 767 | 18.7 | 21 | 14.4 | 788 | 18.6 | |
Four or more | 1245 | 30.4 | 22 | 15.1 | 1267 | 29.8 | |
Economically active family member† | <0.001 | ||||||
None | 1001 | 24.4 | 70 | 47.9 | 1071 | 25.2 | |
One | 1882 | 45.9 | 52 | 35.6 | 1934 | 45.5 | |
Two or more | 1218 | 29.7 | 24 | 16.4 | 1242 | 29.2 | |
Disabled person among family members‡ | |||||||
Presence | 712 | 17.4 | 33 | 22.6 | 745 | 17.5 | |
Aged over 65, among family members | 0.062 | ||||||
Presence | 2094 | 51.1 | 86 | 58.9 | 2180 | 51.3 | |
Total | 4101 | 96.6 | 146 | 3.4 | 4247 | 100.0 |
*“Regular medication more than 3 months” indicated the presence of on-going chronic diseases.
†The variable of economically active family members is defined as someone who worked regularly and received salary during the past 1 year.
‡Disabled person means those who are officially qualified by doctors as being disabled, using the standard of the national guideline.
CESD-11, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale.