Table 1 Participant characteristics by location and age group
10 to 14 | 15 to 19 | 20 to 24 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 17 | n = 100 | n = 182 | |||||||
Chicago | Suburban Cook | Chicago | Suburban Cook | Chicago | Suburban Cook | ||||
Variable | % | % | % | % | |||||
Sex | |||||||||
Male | 66.7 | 81.8 | 83.7 | 62.7 | p < 0.05 | 80.2 | 81.5 | ||
Female | 33.3 | 18.2 | 16.3 | 37.3 | 19.8 | 18.5 | |||
Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||
NH White | 0.0 | 54.5 | p < 0.05 | 22.4 | 74.5 | p < 0.05 | 43.0 | 65.4 | p < 0.05 |
NH Black | 50.0 | 27.3 | 46.9 | 13.7 | p < 0.05 | 32.0 | 13.6 | p < 0.05 | |
Hispanic | 50.0 | 18.2 | 24.5 | 7.8 | p < 0.05 | 18.0 | 13.6 | ||
Means/Method | |||||||||
Firearm | 16.7 | 9.1 | 42.9 | 20.0 | p < 0.05 | 33.0 | 25.0 | p < 0.05 | |
Hanging/Strangulation | 83.3 | 72.7 | 40.8 | 52.0 | 33.0 | 48.8 | |||
Poison | 0.0 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 14.0 | p < 0.05 | 13.0 | 18.8 | ||