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Table 1 Cohort characteristics of suicides and undetermined intents, 1987–2011, percentage with 95% CI, by sex

From: Suicide or undetermined intent? A register-based study of signs of misclassification

 

Women

Men

Total

Suicide

Undetermined

Suicide

Undetermined

Suicide

Undetermined

Marital status

9 381

2 909

22 502

6 287

31 883

9 196

Married

27.0 (26.1-27.9)

24.3 (22.8-25.9)

30.2 (29.6-30.8)

16.2 (15.3-17.1)

29.3 (28.8-29.8)

18.8 (18.0-19.6)

Divorced

24.5 (23.6-25.4)

31.7 (30.0-33.4)

17.9 (17.4-18.4)

25.8 (24.7-26.9)

19.9 (19.4-20.3)

27.7 (26.7-28.6)

Unmarried

32.6 (31.7-33.6)

28.9 (27.3-30.6)

44.2 (43.6-44.9)

53.3 (52.0-54.5)

40.8 (40.3-41.3)

45.6 (44.6-46.6)

Widowed

15.8 (15.1-16.5)

15.1 (13.8-16.4)

7.3 (6.9-7.6)

4.6 (4.1-5.2)

9.8 (9.5-10.1)

7.9 (7.4-8.5)

Born outside Sweden

9 381

2 909

22 502

6 287

31 883

9 196

Yes

14.4 (13.7-15.1)

15.4 (14.1-16.7)

11.1 (10.7-11.5)

15.1 (14.3-16.0)

12.1 (11.7-12.4)

15.2 (14.5-16.0)

No

85.6 (84.9-86.3)

84.6 (83.3-85.9)

88.9 (88.5-89.3)

84.9 (84.0-85.7)

87.9 (87.6-88.3)

84.8 (84.0-85.5)

Education*

4 543

1 283

11 304

2 752

15 847

4 035

−9 years

34.5 (33.1-35.9)

39.4 (36.8-42.1)

39.9 (39.0-40.8)

41.4 (39.5-43.2)

38.4 (37.6-39.1)

40.7 (39.2-42.3)

9-12 years

43.4 (42.0-44.9)

43.7 (41.0-46.4)

44.3 (43.4-45.2)

47.5 (45.6-49.3)

44.0 (43.3-44.8)

46.3 (44.8-47.8)

>12 years

22.1 (20.9-23.3)

16.8 (14.8-18.9)

15.8 (15.1-16.5)

11.2 (10.0-12.3)

17.6 (17.0-18.2)

13.0 (11.9-14.0)

Hospitalization self-inflicted harm**

6 797

2 014

16 368

4 397

23 165

6 411

1 year

11.2 (10.5-11.9)

5.9 (4.9-6.9)

5.1 (4.8-5.4)

3.9 (3.3-4.5)

6.9 (6.6-7.2)

4.5 (4.0-5.0)

3 years

18.1 (17.2-19.0)

11 (9.6-12.4)

8.2 (7.8-8.6)

7.1 (6.3-7.9)

11.1 (10.7-11.5)

8.3 (7.6-9.0)

5 years

21.1 (20.1-22.1)

14.3 (12.8-15.8)

9.6 (9.1-10.1)

9.2 (8.3-10.1)

13.0 (12.6-13.4)

10.8 (10–11.6)

None

49.6 (48.4-50.8)

68.9 (66.9-70.9)

77.2 (76.6-77.8)

79.8 (78.6-81)

69.1 (68.5-69.7)

76.4 (75.4-77.4)

Psychiatric hospitalization**

6 797

2 014

16 368

4 397

23 165

6 411

1 year

25.5 (24.5-26.5)

13.2 (11.7-14.7)

14.2 (13.7-14.7)

9.8 (8.9-10.7)

17.5 (17.0-18.0)

10.9 (10.1-11.7)

3 years

34.0 (32.9-35.1)

22.3 (20.5-24.1)

19.6 (19.0-20.2)

16.5 (15.4-17.6)

23.8 (23.3-24.3)

18.3 (17.4-19.2)

5 years

38.1 (36.9-39.3)

26.7 (24.8-28.6)

22.2 (21.6-22.8)

20.7 (19.5-21.9)

26.9 (26.3-27.5)

22.6 (21.6-23.6)

None

2.4 (2.0-2.8)

37.8 (35.7-39.9)

44.0 (43.2-44.8)

53.0 (51.5-54.5)

31.8 (31.2-32.4)

48.2 (47.0-49.4)

Hospitalization abuse**

6 797

2 014

16 368

4 397

23 165

6 411

1 year

4.5 (4.0-5.0)

10.5 (9.2-11.8)

5.5 (5.2-5.8)

15.6 (14.5-16.7)

5.2 (4.9-5.5)

14.0 (13.2-14.8)

3 years

7.3 (6.7-7.9)

16.8 (15.2-18.4)

8.4 (8.0-8.8)

25.1 (23.8-26.4)

8.1 (7.7-8.5)

22.5 (21.5-23.5)

5 years

8.8 (8.1-9.5)

20.7 (18.9-22.5)

10.0 (9.5-10.5)

30.0 (28.6-31.4)

9.6 (9.2-10.0)

27.1 (26.0-28.2)

None

79.4 (78.4-80.4)

52.0 (49.8-54.2)

76.1 (75.4-76.8)

29.3 (28.0-30.6)

77.1 (76.6-77.6)

36.4 (35.2-37.6)

  1. *Only available 1997-2010.
  2. **Both alcohol and other drugs.