Table 1 State and county characteristics aggregated over the 5 year time period (2001-2005)
From: Explaining geographic patterns of suicide in the US: the role of firearms and antidepressants
States (n = 50) | Counties (n = 220) | |
|---|---|---|
Percent of the population | 100% | 46% |
Mean (SD) [Range] | Mean (SD) [Range] | |
Suicides per 100,000 people | 10.9 (3.4) [6.1 – 19.9] | 11.2 (3.6) [4.3 – 27.2] |
Firearm suicides per 100,000 people | 7.0 (2.9) [1.7 – 14.7] | 5.7 (2.9) [0.9 – 21.3] |
Non-firearm suicides per 100,000 people | 5.4 (1.3) [2.8 – 9.5] | 5.5 (1.6) [2.1 – 10.0] |
Percent of households with firearms | 38.9 (13.9) [8.0 – 63.1] | 29.5 (13.7) [1.7 – 65.1] |
Annual antidepressant prescription fills per 100,000 people | 48,426.2 (10,270.8) [20,444.1 – 68,675.6] | 57,606.3 (22,257.7) [4,498.6 – 126,778.0] |
Percent unemployment | 5.1 (1.1) [2.8 – 6.4] | 5.2 (1.4) [2.6-16.3] |
Median income (USD) | 51,595.4 (7,792.4) [36,543 – 70,645] | 46,815.0 (10,217.0) 005B27,608.6 – 81,112.8] |