Table 1 The incidence rate of suicide by physical methods based on demographic variables during 1993–2013 in Ilam province
From: Epidemiological study of suicide by physical methods between 1993 and 2013 in Ilam province, Iran
Variables | Male | Female | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | Annual incidence rate | No. (%) | Annual incidence rate | |||
Age | 10-14 years | 15 (2.6) | 4.35 | 40 (4.2) | 12.36 | 0.023 |
15-24 year | 273 (47.8) | 24.6 | 517 (54.7) | 47.8 | ||
25-34 years | 173 (30.3) | 17.04 | 223 (23.6) | 21.81 | ||
35-44 years | 47 (8.2) | 6.97 | 74 (7.8) | 11.14 | ||
45-54 years | 27 (4.7) | 6.71 | 41 (4.3) | 10.25 | ||
55-64 years | 22 (3.9) | 8.47 | 23 (2.4) | 8.34 | ||
≥65 years | 14 (2.5) | 5.73 | 27 (2.9) | 13.37 | ||
Marital status | Single | 391 (68.6) | 20.89 | 455 (48.3) | 29.48 | 0.0001 |
Married | 177 (31.1) | 8.29 | 470 (49.8) | 22.09 | ||
Separated and widow | 2 (.0.4) | 4.93 | 18 (1.9) | 6.06 | ||
Level of education | No elementary | 45 (8.5) | 8.66 | 187 (22.4) | 21.14 | 0.0001 |
Elementary school | 83 (15.7) | 14.60 | 194 (23.3) | 28.87 | ||
Middle school | 143 (27) | 20.78 | 181 (21.7) | 36.24 | ||
High school | 216 (40.8) | 16.69 | 236 (28.3) | 22.52 | ||
Academic | 42 (7.9) | 4.78 | 35 (4.2) | 4.41 | ||
Employment status | Employeda | 175 (34.7) | 8.38 | 33 (3.8) | 8.29 | 0.0001 |
Unemployed | 251 (49.8) | 49.03 | 242 (28.1) | 109.91 | ||
Housewife | 0 (0) | 0 | 430 (49.9) | 20.55 | ||
Student | 78 (15.5) | 8.91 | 156 (18.1) | 17.88 | ||
Place of living | Urban | 246 (56.6) | 9.52 | 355 (48) | 13.92 | 0.004 |
Rural | 189 (43.4) | 12.98 | 385 (52) | 27.30 | ||