Table 4 Asphyxiation suicide location, United States 2005–2014
From: Epidemiology of asphyxiation suicides in the United States, 2005–2014
Overall | Hanging | Smothering | Chemical | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Column % | N | Column % | N | Column % | N | Column % | |
Total | 25,270 | 100.0% | 22,931 | 100.0% | 1717 | 100.0% | 968 | 100.0% |
House or apartment | 19,182 | 75.9% | 17,540 | 76.5% | 1316 | 76.6% | 713 | 73.7% |
Park, playground, natural area, or public use area | 1447 | 5.7% | 1404 | 6.1% | 31 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.4% |
Correctional facility | 1336 | 5.3% | 1291 | 5.6% | 16 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hotel or motel | 679 | 2.7% | 480 | 2.1% | 162 | 9.4% | 120 | 12.4% |
Hospital, medical facility, or supervised residential facility | 410 | 1.6% | 348 | 1.5% | 41 | 2.4% | 5 | 0.5% |
Street, sidewalk, or alley | 249 | 1.0% | 227 | 1.0% | 18 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.3% |
Industrial area, construction area, or abandoned building | 207 | 0.8% | 199 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.6% |
Commercial establishment | 207 | 0.8% | 201 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.5% |
Farm | 177 | 0.7% | 165 | 0.7% | a | a | a | a |
Child care center or school | 142 | 0.6% | 131 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% |
Motor vehicle | 134 | 0.5% | 43 | 0.2% | 57 | 3.3% | 57 | 5.9% |
Office building | 70 | 0.3% | 59 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.7% |
Public parking lot or garage | 68 | 0.3% | 51 | 0.2% | 13 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.0% |
Other | 631 | 2.5% | 598 | 2.6% | 23 | 1.3% | 9 | 0.9% |
Unknown | 331 | 1.3% | 194 | 0.8% | a | a | a | a |