Table 3 Multinomial logistic regression of suicide category membership by demographic and protective factors

Age

0.99 [0.97, 1.00]

.109

0.99 [0.97, 1.02]

.609

0.99 [0.98, 1.01]

.359

0.98 [0.96, 1.00]

.070

1.01 [0.99, 1.02]

.519

0.99 [0.96, 1.01]

.273

Sexuality (reference: heterosexual)

Gay

1.03 [0.58, 1.82]

.928

0.79 [0.40, 1.54]

.485

1.00 [0.61, 1.64]

.989

0.69 [0.36, 1.29]

.243

0.97 [0.49, 1.94]

.933

0.87 [0.40, 1.89]

.726

Bisexual

1.11 [0.45, 2.77]

.823

0.80 [0.26, 2.47]

.704

0.52 [0.18, 1.50]

.225

0.32 [0.08, 1.27]

.105

0.47 [0.13, 1.73]

.253

0.40 [0.09, 1.83]

.236

Other

10.17 [2.37, 43.72]

.002

4.72 [0.73, 30.66]

.104

5.69 [1.25, 25.90]

.025

3.34 [0.44, 25.31]

.244

0.56 [0.14, 2.17]

.401

0.71 [0.12, 4.06]

.697

Gender identity (reference: transgender man)

Cisgender man

0.17 [0.03, 0.86]

.032

0.14 [0.02, 1.02]

.052

0.35 [0.06, 2.10]

.248

0.26 [0.03, 2.34]

.230

2.04 [0.33, 12.46]

.442

1.91 [0.27, 13.57]

.519

Education level (reference: not university educated)

University educated

1.03 [0.65, 1.63]

.907

1.22 [0.68, 2.17]

.506

0.81 [0.54, 1.21]

.294

1.23 [0.71, 2.13]

.452

0.78 [0.45, 1.37]

.393

1.01 [0.52, 1.97]

.967

Place of residence (reference: non-metropolitan)

Metropolitan

0.60 [0.37, 0.95]

.029

0.53 [0.30, 0.96]

.037

0.54 [0.36, 0.82]

.004

0.50 [0.29, 0.87]

.015

0.91 [0.52, 1.60]

.744

0.93 [0.49, 1.80]

.838

Protective factors

Employment status (reference: job loss experienced)

No job loss experienced

0.56 [0.27, 1.13]

.106

0.85 [0.38, 1.87]

.682

0.27 [0.15, 0.48]

< .001

0.38 [0.19, 0.77]

.007

0.48 [0.21, 1.07]

.073

0.45 [0.19, 1.05]

.066

Not in labor force/retired

0.81 [0.36, 1.83]

.613

1.11 [0.42, 2.93]

.830

0.70 [0.37, 1.34]

.286

1.26 [0.55, 2.89]

.593

0.87 [0.36, 2.12]

.757

1.13 [0.41, 3.09]

.813

Relationship status (reference: married/partnered/de facto)

Single (never married)

2.46 [1.41, 4.27]

.001

1.60 [0.70, 3.62]

.263

2.26 [1.38, 3.68]

.001

1.40 [0.63, 3.10]

.410

0.92 [0.46, 1.78]

.803

0.88 [0.34, 2.24]

.782

Separated/divorced/widowed

3.00 [1.68, 5.35]

< .001

2.67 [1.21, 5.89]

.015

2.45 [1.45, 4.16]

.001

1.82 [0.84, 3.95]

.130

0.82 [0.41, 1.63]

.567

0.68 [0.28, 1.67]

.405

SO social support

0.77 [0.68, 0.86]

< .001

0.93 [0.76, 1.14]

.505

0.75 [0.67, 0.83]

< .001

0.98 [0.81, 1.19]

.839

0.98 [0.85, 1.12]

.737

1.05 [0.84, 1.32]

.671

Family social support

0.73 [0.64, 0.83]

< .001

0.86 [0.71, 1.05]

.135

0.69 [0.62, 0.78]

< .001

0.88 [0.73, 1.06]

.190

0.96 [0.82, 1.12]

.569

1.02 [0.82, 1.28]

.842

Friends social support

0.79 [0.69, 0.91]

.001

0.94 [0.76, 1.17]

.599

0.67 [0.60, 0.76]

< .001

0.76 [0.62, 0.93]

.007

0.85 [0.72, 0.99]

.046

0.80 [0.63, 1.02]

.074

Problem-focused coping

1.02 [0.97, 1.06]

.499

1.01 [0.94, 1.08]

.753

1.02 [0.98, 1.06]

.250

1.08 [1.01, 1.16]

.019

1.01 [0.96, 1.06]

.770

1.07 [0.99, 1.16]

.087

Emotion-focused coping

1.08 [1.03, 1.12]

.001

1.07 [1.00, 1.15]

.048

1.06 [1.02, 1.11]

.002

1.02 [0.95, 1.09]

.662

0.99 [0.94, 1.04]

.681

0.95 [0.88, 1.02]

.165

Avoidant coping

1.22 [1.15, 1.30]

< .001

1.12 [1.05, 1.21]

.002

1.26 [1.19, 1.33]

< .001

1.18 [1.10, 1.27]

< .001

1.03 [0.97, 1.10]

.372

1.05 [0.97, 1.14]

.203

Resilience

0.40 [0.30, 0.54]

< .001

0.52 [0.38, 0.72]

< .001

0.36 [0.28, 0.47]

< .001

0.48 [0.35, 0.66]

< .001

0.90 [0.65, 1.24]

.514

0.91 [0.63, 1.31]

.617