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Table 2 The distribution of suicidal behaviour according to the characteristic of subjects

From: Suicidal behaviour in old age - results from the Ibadan study of ageing

Characteristics

Ideation n. (%)

Plan. n (%)

Attempt n (%)

Age group (years)

   

80+

32 (4.3)

11 (1.4)

3 (0.5)

75–79

17 (4.7)

1 (0.5)

0.(0.0)

70–74

28 (4.7)

4 (0.6)

2 (0.2)

65–69

22 (3.0)

4 (90.7)

1 (0.1)

Gender

   

Male

39 (0.7)

2 (0.2)

1 (0.1)

Females

60 (4.5)

18 (1.5)*

5 (0.3)

Total

99 (4.0)

20 (0.7)

6 (0.2)

Years of formal education

   

0 1–6

51 (3.9)

11 (0.8)

2 (0.1)

7–12

29 (4.4)

4 (0.7)

2 (0.3)

13+

10 (3.8)

3 (1.2)

1 (0.2)

 

9 (4.0)

2 (0.2)

1 (0.1)

Marital group

   

Married

44 (3.4)

5 (0.3)

3 (0.1)

Separated/Widowed/divorced

55 (5.0)

15 (1.5)**

3 (0.3)

Economic group

   

High

8 (3.6)

2 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

High-average

22 (3.8)

3 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

Low-average

43 (4.6)

10 (0.9)

5 (0.4)

Low

26 (3.6)

5 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

Residence

   

Urban

16 (2.5)

5 (0.8)

2 (0.2)

Semi-urban

41 (3.4)

9 (0.8)

3 (0.2)

Rural

42 (6.1)**

6 (0.7)

1 (0.1)

Quality of house floor

   

Earth floor

74 (4.2)

17 (1.0)

5 (0.2)

Hard floor

25 (3.6)

3 (0.3)

1 (0.1)

Religious

97 (4.0)

20 (0.8)

6 (0.2)

Contact with family

96 (4.0)

19 (0.7)

6 (0.2)

Contact with friends

89 (4.2)

18 (0.7)

6 (0.2)

Lifetime depression

551

25.6

1 (0.2)

  1. *= p<0.05, ** = p<0.01.