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Table 3 Research priorities by target group

From: Trends in suicide-related research in Australia

Target groups

Articlesa

Grants/fellowshipsa

1999–2006

2010–2017

2 sample prop. test

1999–2006

2010–2017

2 sample prop. test

#

%

#

%

Z

p(z)

#

%

#

%

Z

p(z)

Young people (aged 24 or less)

58.1

27.8

57.0

18.0

− 2.7

0.008

12.7

48.7

13.8

49.4

0.1

0.959

Adults (aged 25–64)

5.4

2.6

29.0

9.1

3.0

0.003

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Older people (aged 65 or more)

12.3

5.9

17.0

5.4

− 0.2

0.807

2.0

7.7

0.0

0.0

 

0.491b

Indigenous people

8.3

4.0

15.0

4.7

0.4

0.702

0.0

0.0

2.3

8.3

 

0.242b

People from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds

1.0

0.5

2.0

0.6

0.2

0.880

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

People in rural and remote areas

7.8

3.7

10.0

3.2

− 0.3

0.757

1.3

5.1

2.3

8.3

0.5

0.640

People bereaved by suicide

2.0

1.0

19.0

6.0

2.9

0.004

0.0

0.0

1.0

3.6

 

1.0b

People who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex

2.5

1.2

5.0

1.6

0.4

0.706

0.3

1.3

0.0

0.0

 

0.491b

People with mental health problems

22.7

10.8

37.0

11.7

0.3

0.750

2.8

10.9

2.5

8.9

− 0.3

0.805

People with substance use problems

11.0

5.3

12.0

3.8

− 0.8

0.412

1.0

3.8

1.0

3.6

0.0

0.969

People with physical health problems

6.5

3.1

12.0

3.8

0.4

0.670

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

People who have attempted suicide

37.7

18.0

21.0

6.6

− 4.1

< 0.001

3.8

14.7

1.5

5.4

− 1.2

0.252

Offenders

9.5

4.5

6.0

1.9

− 1.7

0.084

1.5

5.8

1.0

3.6

− 0.4

0.702

Men

7.1

3.4

15.0

4.7

0.7

0.466

0.5

1.9

1.5

5.4

0.7

0.497

Women

3.0

1.4

8.0

2.5

0.9

0.385

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Current or ex-serving military personnel

0.0

0.0

1.0

0.3

 

1.0b

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other

14.2

6.8

51.0

16.1

3.2

0.002

0.0

0.0

1.0

3.6

 

1.0b

Total

208.9

100.0

317.0

100.0

  

26.0

100.0

28.0

100.0

  
  1. Test results highlighted in italics mean a significant in the variable of relevance change over time
  2. aThe number of grants/fellowships and articles may not be integer due to the weighting applied in the coding
  3. bFisher’s exact test