Table 1 Prevalence of suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide
From: The relationship between age and suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide among prisoners
|  | Total Sample (N = 18,185) | Younger Prisoners (n = 16,278) | Older Prisonersa (n = 1907) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Young-Youngb (n = 6396) | Old-Youngc (n = 9882) | |||
In the Total Sample | ||||
 Suicidal Thoughts Only | 9.4% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 10.4% |
  Adjusted Residual |  | −3.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
|  | \( \mathcal{X} \)2 (df = 2, n = 17,893) = 9.549, p = .008; Cramer’s V = 0.023 | |||
 Attempted Suicide | 13.7% | 13.9% | 14.6% | 8.7% |
  Adjusted Residual |  | .5 | 3.7 | −6.8 |
|  | \( \mathcal{X} \)2 (df = 2, n = 17,899) = 47.455, p < .001; Cramer’s V = 0.051 | |||
 Suicidal Thoughts/Attempts | 23.2% | 22.5% | 24.4% | 19.1% |
  Adjusted Residual |  | −1.6 | 4.3 | −4.4 |
|  | \( \mathcal{X} \)2 (df = 2, n = 17,891) = 27.401, p < .001; Cramer’s V = 0.039 | |||
Among Ideators/Attempters Onlyd | ||||
 Suicidal Thoughts Only | 40.7% | 38.1% | 40.2% | 54.7% |
  Adjusted Residual |  | −2.5 | −.8 | 5.7 |
 Suicide Attempt | 59.3% | 61.9% | 59.8% | 45.3% |
  Adjusted Residual |  | 2.5 | .8 | −5.7 |
   Ratioe |  | 1.62:1 | 1.48:1 | 0.83:1 |
|  | \( \mathcal{X} \)2 (df = 2, n = 4210) = 33.793, p < .001; Cramer’s V = 0.090 | |||