Men | Women | |||
n | % | n | % | |
Age | ||||
18–24 | 3737 | 25.1 | 721 | 19.7 |
25–34 | 5238 | 28.6 | 1324 | 18.9 |
35–44 | 6395 | 29.3 | 2090 | 20.6 |
45–54 | 6794 | 26.0 | 2479 | 18.7 |
55–64 | 4078 | 20.5 | 1376 | 13.5 |
65–74 | 2110 | 11.3 | 501 | 7.6 |
75+ | 2211 | 4.6 | 410 | 5.1 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
White | 25 599 | 23.9 | 7705 | 17.3 |
African American | 2461 | 16.9 | 489 | 10.6 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 466 | 40.8 | 140 | 32.9 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 468 | 14.3 | 249 | 10.4 |
Hispanic | 1520 | 29.8 | 311 | 22.8 |
Veteran status | ||||
Veteran | 7342 | 20.0 | 280 | 18.2 |
Non-veteran | 20 505 | 25.3 | 7776 | 17.4 |
Educational attainment | ||||
<12 years | 5938 | 25.9 | 1190 | 17.5 |
12 years | 13 117 | 25.4 | 3453 | 17.7 |
>12 years | 8798 | 20.5 | 3442 | 16.7 |
Suicide method | ||||
Firearm | 16 833 | 25.4 | 2607 | 20.9 |
Sharp or blunt instrument | 659 | 12.0 | 147 | 10.9 |
Poison | 4320 | 19.1 | 3892 | 14.1 |
Hanging or suffocation | 7314 | 24.9 | 1631 | 19.4 |
Fall | 512 | 12.3 | 207 | 16.4 |
Drowning | 288 | 22.2 | 184 | 17.9 |
Other | 635 | 20.9 | 233 | 16.3 |
Metropolitan status | ||||
Metropolitan | 24 123 | 23.1 | 7220 | 16.9 |
Non-metropolitan | 6260 | 26.4 | 1634 | 18.2 |
Numbers include all decedents tested for alcohol and percentages represent those with BACs at or above 0.08 g/dl.
BAC, blood alcohol concentration.