Table 2 Comparison between participants with or without a history of NSSI
From: The prevalence of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) in a representative sample of the German population
NSSI lifetime (%) | No NSSI (%) | Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total (N = 2509) | 78 (3.1) | 2431 (96.9) | 2509 (100) |
Gender (female) (N = 2509) | 57 (73.1) | 1334 (54.9) | 1391 (55.4) |
Age group (N = 2509) | |||
Age 14–24 | 21 (26.9) | 256 (10.5) | 277 (11) |
Age 25–34 | 22 (28.2) | 352 (14.5) | 374 (13.8) |
Age 35–44 | 14 (17.9) | 359 (14.8) | 373 (14.9) |
Age 45–54 | 8 (10.3) | 463 (19.0) | 471 (18.8) |
Age 55–64 | 10 (12.8) | 451 (18.6) | 461 (18.4) |
Age 65–74 | 1 (1.3) | 346 (14.2) | 347 (13.8) |
Age 75 > | 2 (2.6) | 204 (8.4) | 206 (8.2) |
Place of living (N = 2509) | |||
Urban place of living | 66 (84.6) | 2117 (87.1) | 2183 (87.0) |
Rural place of living | 12 (15.4) | 314 (12.9) | 326 (13.0) |
Employment (N = 1505) | |||
Full time | 18 (36.0) | 976 (40.1) | 994 (66.0) |
Part time: 15–34 h | 12 (24.0) | 284 (11.7) | 296 (14.9) |
< 15 h | 4 (8.0) | 75 (3.1) | 79 (5.2) |
unemployed | 16 (32.0) | 120 (4.9) | 136 (9.0) |
Profession (N = 2474) | |||
Never worked | 11 (14.5) | 148 (6.1) | 159 (6.4) |
Blue collar | 10 (13.2) | 285 (11.7) | 295 (11.9) |
Higher skilled worker | 1 (1.3) | 318 (13.1) | 319 (12.9) |
Farmers | 0 (0) | 14 (.6) | 14 (.6) |
Free employed (e.g physicians) | 1 (1.3) | 36 (1.5) | 37 (1.5) |
Employee | 49 (64.5) | 1389 (57.1) | 1438 (58.1) |
Civil servants | 1 (1.3) | 79 (3.2) | 80 (3.2) |
Self employed | 3 (3.9) | 129 (5.3) | 132 (5.3) |
Household income (N = 2416) | |||
Household income < € 1250 | 21 (18.0) | 406 (16.7) | 427 (17.7) |
Household income € 1250–2500 | 35 (46.7) | 1032 (42.5) | 1067 (44.2) |
Household income < € 2500 | 19 (25.3) | 903 (37.1) | 922 (38.2) |
Member of religious community (N = 2498) | |||
Catholic | 25 (32.1) | 759 (31.2) | 784 (31.4) |
Protestant | 27 (34.6) | 854 (35.1) | 881 (35.3) |
Other Christian, Greek and Russian orthodox | 1 (1.3) | 30 (1.2) | 31 (1.2) |
Islamic | 1 (1.3) | 55 (2.3) | 56 (2.2) |
Jewish | 0 (0) | 5 (.2) | 5 (.2) |
Buddhistic | 0 (0) | 6 (.2) | 6 (.2) |
Other | 2 (2.6) | 40 (1.6) | 42 (1.7) |
Not involved in religious community | 22 (28.2) | 671 (27.6) | 693 (27.7) |
Partnership (N = 2493) | |||
Living with partner | 29 (37.7) | 1344 (55.3) | 1373 (55.1) |
Single | 48 (62.3) | 1072 (44.1) | 1120 (44.9) |
Citizenship (N = 2509) | |||
German citizenship | 76 (97.4) | 2347 (96.5) | 2423 (96.6) |
Citizenship other than German | 2 (2.6) | 84 (3.5) | 86 (3.4) |
Ever been in psychological, psychotherapeutic or psychiatric treatment (N = 2495) | 52 (67.5) | 391 (16.1) | 443 (17.8) |