Table 2 Distribution of educational attainment among suicide victims and population controls. Share of suicide victims and person-years of the population controls within each category of educational attainment of Norwegian men and women aged 35 at start of 20 years follow-up during the period 1975–2014
Educational attainment | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Suicide victims | Population controls | Suicide victims | Population controls | |
Primary edu. | 34% (982) | 24% | 34% (407) | 28% |
Secondary edu. | 49% (1395) | 50% | 43% (511) | 48% |
Tertiary edu. | 17% (494) | 26% | 24% (284) | 25% |
Total | 100% (2871) | 100% | 100% (1202) | 100% |