Table 1

Responses to questions on home stress, work stress, and diazepam use at baseline in 1982 among suicide cases (n=73) and non-cases (n=94037) in the Nurses' Health Study

CasesNon-cases
Number%Number%
*Work stress was assessed among the 75734 women who reported that they worked outside the home or otherwise responded to the work stress question.
Home stress
    Minimal15211746219
    Light11152741729
    Moderate33454079743
    Severe131872888
    Missing1110731
Work stress*
    Minimal1017783810
    Light8141515220
    Moderate25434091854
    Severe12211027514
    Missing3514932
Diazepam use
    Yes101424893
    No63869154897