Table 3

 Evidence of mental illness and substance abuse for suicide victims by race/ethnicity

Positive for drugs/alcohol*, n (%)Negative for drugs/alcohol*, n (%)Total
*Excludes presence/absence of antidepressants as they are typically not drugs of abuse.
†χ2tests of differences significant at 0.05 or less.
Controlling for non-Hispanic white†
Mental health problem770 (17.4)1000 (22.5)1770 (39.9)
No mental health problem1255 (28.3)1409 (31.8)2664 (60.1)
Total2025 (45.7)2409 (54.3)4434 (100)
Controlling for non-Hispanic black†
Mental health problem36 (7.8)88 (19.2)124 (27.0)
No mental health problem133 (29.0)202 (44.0)335 (73.0)
Total169 (36.8)290 (63.2)459 (100)
Controlling for Hispanic
Mental health problem18 (9.0)19 (9.6)37 (18.6)
No mental health problem80 (40.2)82 (41.2)162 (81.4)
Total98 (49.2)101 (50.8)199 (100)
Controlling for non-Hispanic other races
Mental health problem25 (10.9)41 (17.8)66 (28.7)
No mental health problem61 (26.5)103 (44.8)164 (71.3)
Total86 (37.4)144 (62.6)230 (100)