Table 1 Prevalence of involvement in health risk behaviours and previous year suicidal thoughts and plans among the study sample
Variables | Female (NÂ =Â 729)a | Male (NÂ =Â 870)a | Total sampleb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % (95Â % CI) | n | % (95Â % CI) | n | % (95Â % CI) | |
Involvement in health risk behaviours | ||||||
Ever smoked cigarette** (NÂ =Â 1.599) | 101 | 13.9 (11.4; 16.4) | 394 | 45.5 (42.2; 48.8) | 498 | 31.1 (28.9; 33.4) |
Ever drink alcohol** (NÂ =Â 1.602) | 430 | 59.1 (55.5; 62.6) | 680 | 78.4 (75.7; 81.2) | 1115 | 69.6 (67.3; 71.9) |
Ever used drugs* (NÂ =Â 1.602) | 6 | 0.8 (0.2; 1.5) | 25 | 2.9 (1.8; 4.0) | 31 | 1.9 (1.3; 2.6) |
Physical fighting in last 12Â months** (NÂ =Â 1.602) | 92 | 12.6 (10.2; 15.1) | 209 | 24.1 (21.2; 26.9) | 302 | 18.9 (16.9; 20.8) |
Carrying a weapon in last 30Â days** (NÂ =Â 1.599) | 17 | 2.3 (1.2; 3.5) | 64 | 7.4 (5.6; 9.1) | 81 | 5.1 (4.0; 6.1) |
Having had two or more sexual partners* (NÂ =Â 1.533) | 22 | 3.2 (1.9; 4.5) | 50 | 5.9 (4.3; 7.5) | 72 | 4.6 (3.6; 5.7) |
Any health risk behaviours** (NÂ =Â 1586) | 451 | 63.2 (59.6; 66.7) | 725 | 83.8 (81.4; 86.3) | 1181 | 74.4 (72.3-76.6) |
Suicidal thoughts and plans | ||||||
Past year suicidal thought (N = 1.599) | 156 | 21.4 (18.5; 24.5) | 69 | 7.9 (6.2; 9.8) | 225 | 14.1 (12.4–15.8) |
Past year suicidal plan (N = 1.601) | 57 | 7.8 (5.9; 9.8) | 35 | 4.0 (2.7; 5.3) | 92 | 5.7 (4.6–6.9) |
Any suicidal ideas (thoughts or plans) in the previous year (N = 1599) | 159 | 21.9 (18.9; 25.0) | 74 | 8.5 (6.7; 10.4) | 233 | 14.6 (12.8–16.3) |