Table 2 The relationship between demographic, socioeconomic characteristics and each subscale score of the Scale of Public Attitudes about Suicide (SPAS) among 983 residents in Shenyang
From: Attitudes towards suicide in urban and rural China: a population based, cross-sectional study
Variables | N | aSubscale 1: preventability | aSubscale 2: self-control | aSubscale 3: stigmatizing | aSubscale 4: understanding and empathy | aSubscale 5: controlling others | aSubscale 6: social importance | aSubscale 7: dissimilarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||||||||
r | 983 | −0.155** | −0.151** | −0.327** | 0.074* | −0.162** | −0.206** | −0.246** |
Years of education | ||||||||
r | 983 | 0.158 ** | 0.156 ** | 0.197 ** | −0.010 | 0.089** | 0.055 | 0.084** |
Median (Interquartile range) | ||||||||
Gender | ||||||||
Female | 611 | 50.00 (29.17) | 50.00 (30.00) | 22.50 (30.00)* | 64.29 (25.00) | 50.00 (29.17) | 20.00 (30.00) | 45.00 (40.00) |
Male | 372 | 50.00 (29.17) | 50.00 (35.00) | 27.50 (32.50) | 64.29 (28.57) | 50.00 (29.17) | 20.00 (30.00) | 40.00 (40.00) |
Ethnicity | ||||||||
Han | 897 | 50.00 (33.33) | 50.00 (30.00) | 22.50 (30.00) | 67.86 (28.57)* | 50.00 (29.17) | 20.00 (25.00) | 45.00 (40.00) |
Other | 86 | 58.33 (26.04) | 50.00 (40.00) | 27.50 (35.63) | 60.71 (25.00) | 50.00 (30.21) | 20.00 (21.25) | 45.00(45.00) |
Religious belief | ||||||||
Yes | 147 | 50.00 (33.33) | 50.00 (30.00) | 25.00 (30.00) | 64.29 (25.00) | 52.08 (29.17) | 20.00 (25.00) | 40.00 (40.00) |
No | 836 | 50.00 (25.00) | 22.50 (40.00) | 20.00 (32.50) | 67.86 (28.57) | 50.00 (29.17) | 20.00 (30.00) | 50.00 (45.00) |
Marital statusb | ||||||||
Unmarried | 128 | 58.33 (32.29) ** | 60.00 (28.75) ** | 40.00 (20.00) ** | 60.71 (21.43)* | 62.50 (29.17)** | 25.00 (23.75)** | 55.00 (33.75)** |
Married | 731 | 50.00 (29.17) | 50.00 (30.00) | 22.50 (27.50) | 64.29 (25.00) | 50.00 (29.17) | 20.00 (30.00) | 40.00 (40.00) |
Divorced | 28 | 41.67 (32.29) | 47.50 (52.50) | 20.00 (43.75) | 57.14 (39.29) | 41.67 (28.13) | 15.00 (33.75) | 30.00 (52.50) |
Widowed | 96 | 50.00 (28.13) | 45.00 (33.75) | 16.25 (21.88) | 67.86 (34.82) | 50.00 (36.46) | 10.00 (25.00) | 35.00 (45.00) |
Insurance | ||||||||
Yes | 590 | 50.00 (33.33)* | 50.00 (35.00) | 27.50 (37.50) ** | 60.71 (30.36)** | 50.00 (29.17) | 20.00 (30.00) | 45.00 (45.00)** |
No | 393 | 50.00 (29.17) | 50.00 (30.00) | 20.00 (27.50) | 67.86 (28.57) | 50.00 (29.17) | 20.00 (30.00) | 40.00 (40.00) |
Jobb | ||||||||
Yes | 538 | 54.17 (29.17) ** | 55.00 (30.00) ** | 27.50 (35.00) ** | 64.29 (25.00)** | 54.17 (25.00)** | 25.00 (26.25)** | 50.00 (41.25)** |
No | 148 | 43.75 (25.00) | 45.00 (30.00) | 25.00 (29.38) | 60.71 (28.57) | 50.00 (29.17) | 20.00 (25.00) | 45.00 (35.00) |
Retired | 296 | 50.00 (28.13) | 50.00 (35.00) | 17.50 (22.50) | 71.43 (32.14) | 50.00 (33.33) | 15.00 (30.00) | 25.00 (45.00) |
Living alone | ||||||||
Yes | 80 | 50.00 (28.13) | 50.00 (25.00) | 20.00 (38.75) | 67.86 (37.50) | 50.00 (33.33) | 20.00 (33.75) | 40.00 (45.00)* |
No | 903 | 50.00 (29.17) | 50.00 (30.00) | 22.50 (30.00) | 64.29 (25.00) | 50.00 (29.17) | 20.00 (25.00) | 45.00 (40.00) |
Economic statusb | ||||||||
Poor | 236 | 45.83 (29.17) | 50.00 (30.00) | 25.00 (32.50) | 60.71 (28.57)* | 50.00 (29.17) | 20.00 (30.00) | 45.00 (40.00) |
General | 663 | 50.00 (29.17) | 50.00 (35.00) | 22.50 (30.00) | 67.86 (28.57) | 50.00 (29.17) | 20.00 (25.00) | 45.00 (40.00) |
Good | 84 | 45.83 (25.00) | 40.00 (38.75) | 20.00 (31.88) | 62.50 (34.82) | 50.00 (37.50) | 20.00 (28.75) | 35.00 (45.00) |
Region | ||||||||
Urban | 655 | 50.00 (29.17) | 50.00 (35.00) | 22.50 (30.00) | 64.29 (32.14) | 50.00 (29.17) | 20.00 (30.00)** | 40.00 (40.00)** |
Rural | 328 | 50.00 (29.17) | 50.00 (30.00) | 25.00 (30.00) | 64.29 (25.00) | 54.17 (29.17) | 25.00 (28.75) | 50.00 (40.00) |
Suicidal ideation | ||||||||
Yes | 57 | 50.00 (35.42) | 50.00 (40.00) | 37.50 (37.50) ** | 57.14 (28.57)** | 50.00 (27.08) | 30.00 (22.50)** | 50.00 (40.00) |
No | 917 | 50.00 (29.17) | 50.00 (30.00) | 22.50 (30.00) | 67.86 (28.57) | 50.00 (29.17) | 20.00 (25.00) | 45.00 (40.00) |
Relatives’ suicidal behavior | ||||||||
Yes | 52 | 58.33 (29.17)* | 50.00 (43.75) | 27.50 (32.50) | 60.71 (31.25) | 50.00 (25.00) | 20.00 (20.00) | 45.00 (52.50) |
No | 922 | 50.00 (33.33) | 50.00 (30.00) | 22.50 (30.00) | 67.86 (25.89) | 50.00 (29.17) | 20.00 (25.00) | 45.00 (40.00) |