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Table 2 Sample characteristics among four ideator groups (%)

From: Mental health treatment use and perceived treatment need among suicide planners and attempters in the United States: between and within group differences

N (%)

No plan/no attempt

Planned/no attempt

No plan/attempted

Planned/attempted

P

4,985 (69.79)

1,331 (18.31)

245 (2.38)

787 (9.52)

Age group

    

.075

 21–25 years

15.55

13.45

24.42

19.54

 

 26–34 years

19.59

17.47

25.48

18.18

 

 35–49 years

32.85

38.12

31.28

28.64

 

 50–64 years

22.77

24.14

13.44

25.94

 

 65+ years

9.31

6.82

5.38

7.70

 

Male

46.19

50.34

42.19

44.47

.166

Race/ethnicity

    

.010

 Non-Hispanic White

74.50

77.06

58.60

63.57

 

 Black

10.14

8.60

16.17

15.57

 

 Hispanic

9.31

7.97

14.68

12.12

 

 Asian

3.13

3.16

7.03

4.79

 

 Other

2.92

3.21

3.52

3.95

 

Not married

59.30

63.06

70.24

67.13

.020

Education

    

<.001

 <High school (HS)

13.15

14.97

35.76

19.39

 

 HS graduate

28.93

30.92

21.66

31.14

 

 College graduate

26.60

24.97

10.23

17.55

 

Not employed

38.43

52.89

51.98

51.87

<.001

Income <200% FPLa

40.32

46.10

63.13

56.44

<.001

Military service

10.8

12.78

10.49

10.93

.642

Health insurance coverage gap

9.11

9.06

12.74

9.38

.754

Major depressive episode

42.45

61.22

54.35

50.87

<.001

Substance use disorders (SUD)

24.44

26.58

38.44

30.17

.010

 Alcohol abuse/dependence

19.54

20.17

26.11

25.77

.057

 Illicit drug abuse/dependence

9.08

13.77

23.86

13.52

<.001

Any substance abuse treatment use

6.13

9.83

22.41

12.45

<.001

 Among those with SUD

17.25

26.63

40.71

31.57

<.001

Professional MHb treatment use

45.03

62.18

66.12

59.08

<.001

 Inpatient

3.45

19.71

25.90

33.40

<.001

 Outpatient

27.67

42.63

40.54

44.93

<.001

 Pharmacotherapy

40.05

55.88

53.74

53.63

<.001

Alternative MH treatment use

21.0

26.21

20.34

26.82

.022

Any MH (professional and/or alternative) treatment use

51.67

66.74

69.45

63.0

<.001

Perceived MH treatment need

32.19

44.67

39.99

37.09

<.001

 Without any treatment

23.45

35.17

26.92

17.23

<.001

 With any treatment

43.10

50.44

46.69

50.83

.080

  1. aFederal poverty line.
  2. bMental health.
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ISSN: 1756-0500

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