Circumstances

All suicides

n = 4306

Urban

n = 3460

Rural

n = 846

p-value^a

n

%

n

%

n

%

Mental health characteristics

Current mental health problem^b

2716

63.07

2212

63.93

504

59.57

0.0186

Current depressed mood^b

2644

61.40

2162

62.49

482

56.97

0.0032

Substance use problems

Alcohol problem

805

18.69

659

19.05

146

17.26

0.2317

Alcohol use suspected when injured

1189

27.61

954

27.57

235

27.78

0.9046

Other substance problem

906

21.04

736

21.27

170

20.09

0.4515

Precipitating circumstances

Recent crisis

1033

23.99

863

24.94

170

20.09

0.0031

Financial problem

547

12.70

462

13.35

85

10.05

0.0097

Physical problem

900

20.90

741

21.42

159

18.79

0.0927

Job problem

445

10.33

376

10.87

69

8.16

0.0202

Suicide characteristics

History of suicide attempt

1613

37.46

1353

39.10

260

30.73

<0.0001

Disclosed intent to commit suicide

1410

32.75

1160

33.53

250

29.55

0.0272

Intimate partner problem

1443

33.51

1181

34.13

262

30.97

0.0806

Injury occurred at victim’s home

3383

78.56

2728

78.84

655

77.42

0.3667

Method of injury

Firearm

1204

27.96

899

25.98

305

36.05

<0.0001

Poisoning

1793

41.64

1458

42.14

335

39.60

Strangulation/suffocation

999

23.20

839

24.25

160

18.91

Sharp/blunt instrument/Other

310

7.20

264

7.63

46

5.44