Table 2

Age adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of suicide by education, labour force status, and household income among 18–24 year olds

WomenMen
DeathsNumberOR (95% CI)DeathsNumberOR (95% CI)
Raw numbers are random rounded to the nearest multiple of three as per Statistics New Zealand protocol with a minimum released value of 6. However all regression analyses use exact counts. Of the 18–24 year olds (n=389898), 96.2% had a valid value for education and 78.6% for equivalised household income.
Highest school qualification
Year 11–1215950340.93 (0.37, 2.35)39867150.53 (0.34, 0.80)
Year 106453270.73 (0.23, 2.30)27446880.75 (0.47, 1.20)
Nil945855148576271
Labour force status
Employed121047001571214011
Unemployed6248791.02 (0.29, 3.59)36298712.51 (1.65, 3.84)
Non-active12641341.29 (0.56, 2.94)27449131.30 (0.82, 2.06)
Equivalised household income
⩾$500006382680.65 (0.18, 2.29)15427050.49 (0.25, 0.98)
$30–$499996480900.91 (0.31, 2.71)36504451.04 (0.59, 1.81)
$20–$299996301081.06 (0.32, 3.47)21308341.01 (0.54, 1.88)
<$20000637638118282331