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Table 2 Comparison of characteristics by region for 2007-NSMHWB and ARMHS samples

From: Determinants of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts: parallel cross-sectional analyses examining geographical location

Characteristic

Category

2007-NSMHWB raw %

ARMHS raw %

ARMHS back-weighted %

Major cities n = 5388

Inner regional n = 1943

Other n = 1132

Inner regional n = 251

Other n = 383

Inner regional n = 251 (99% CI)

Other n = 383 (99% CI)

Age in years

18-44

51

40

43

24

20

17 (9, 25)

21 (14, 28)

45-64

28

34

32

54

54

50 (39, 62)

47 (38, 56)

65-85

21

26

26

22

26

32 (21, 43)

32 (23, 40)

Gender

Female

55

54

55

59

62

57 (45, 68)

57 (48, 65)

Marital status

Married

46

51

47

63

64

69 (58, 79)

71 (63, 78)

Level of education

University degree

40

27

23

26

17

23 (13, 32)

18 (11, 24)

Employment status

Employed

64

59

59

50

55

49 (37, 61)

57 (48, 66)

Unemployed

2.2

1.7

3.2

3.6

2.6

2.6 (0, 5.6)

1 (0.1, 1.8)

Not in workforce

34

39

38

46

42

49 (37, 60)

42 (33, 51)

Financial adversity

Low

86

86

84

68

69

73 (63, 83)

79 (73, 86)

Moderate

11

12

14

23

22

21 (11, 31)

15 (9, 21)

High

2.2

2.7

2.3

8.6

8.5

5.5 (1.7, 9.4)

5.9 (2.2, 9.6)

Smoking (current status)

Yes

21

23

25

17

19

17 (8, 26)

14 (8, 20)

Chronic diseases (self-reported number)

0

69

60

63

56

56

56 (44, 68)

57 (48, 66)

1

22

27

26

35

32

34 (23, 45)

32 (23, 40)

2+

9.0

12

11

9.2

12

9.7 (2.8, 16.7)

12 (6, 17)

Any affective disorder

Lifetime

15

15

16

26

20

18 (11, 25)

13 (8, 18)

12-month

6.0

5.8

6.0

16

9.9

7.7 (5.3, 10.1)

5.6 (3.1, 8)

Any anxiety disorder

Lifetime

26

26

27

45

39

39 (28, 50)

27 (20, 34)

12 month

14

13

14

31

23

22 (13, 30)

13 (8, 17)

Any substance use disorder

Lifetime

23

25

30

23

26

20 (11, 29)

20 (14, 27)

12-month

4.7

4.1

4.6

3.2

2.9

3.3 (0, 7.2)

1.4 (0.3, 2.5)

Any psychiatric disorder

Lifetime

51

55

55

65

64

56 (44, 67)

50 (41, 58)

Any psychiatric disorder

12-month

23

23

23

39

37

29 (19, 38)

21 (15, 26)

Two or more psychiatric disorders (comorbidity)

Yes

27

27

28

44

37

35 (25, 46)

25 (18, 31)

Any professional mental health service use¥

Yes

15

13

12

26

25

18 (11, 24)

19 (13, 24)

Did not get enough help§

Yes

19

14

18

38

37

31 (0, 65)

26 (3, 50)

  1. NSMHWB: National Survey of Mental Health and Well-being; ARMHS: Australian Rural Mental Health Study, raw percentages and back-weighted for K10 stratification; see Additional file 1: Table S1 for cell sizes; CI: Confidence Intervals. ¥ Past 12 months; § Consulted a Mental Health professional in last 12 months and did not get enough help/info as needed. Assessments were based on WMH-CIDI-3.0: World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview version 3.0.
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