Table 5

 Incident rate ratios (and 95% CI) from the Poisson or negative binomial models of suicide in males resident in the North West Government Office Region at ward level

Explanatory variableQuartile 1Quartile 2Quartile 3Quartile 4Linear model
Males, 10–29 years
    Income
    Before clustering10.77 (0.62 to 0.97)0.56 (0.43 to 0.73)0.48 (0.33 to 0.69)0.77 (0.69 to 0.85)
    After clustering10.77 (0.58 to 1.02)0.56 (0.41 to 0.75)0.48 (0.34 to 0.69)0.77 (0.69 to 0.85)
Employment
    Before clustering10.80 (0.64 to 1.00)0.59 (0.45 to 0.77)0.58 (0.42 to 0.81)0.81 (0.73 to 0.89)
    After clustering10.80 (0.60 to 1.06)0.59 (0.45 to 0.76)0.58 (0.41 to 0.82)0.81 (0.72 to 0.89)
Males, 30–49 years
    Income
    Before clustering10.79 (0.65 to 0.94)0.69 (0.56 to 0.85)0.49 (0.37 to 0.66)0.81 (0.75 to 0.87)
    After clustering10.79 (0.64 to 0.97)0.69 (0.56 to 0.86)0.49 (0.34 to 0.67)0.81 (0.74 to 0.88)
    Employment
    Before clustering10.81 (0.67 to 0.97)0.63 (0.51 to 0.78)0.62 (0.48 to 0.80)0.83 (0.77 to 0.89)
    After clustering10.81 (0.66 to 0.99)0.63 (0.50 to 0.79)0.62 (0.46 to 0.84)0.83 (0.75 to 0.91)
Males ⩾50 years
    Income
    Before clustering10.77 (0.60 to 0.98)0.75 (0.58 to 0.96)0.71 (0.52 to 0.96)0.89 (0.81 to 0.97)
    After clustering10.77 (0.60 to 0.98)0.75 (0.58 to 0.97)0.71 (0.52 to 0.97)0.89 (0.81 to 0.97)
    Employment
    Before clustering10.73 (0.57 to 0.93)0.71 (0.55 to 0.91)0.80 (0.61 to 1.07)0.91 (0.83 to 0.99)
    After clustering10.73 (0.57 to 0.92)0.71 (0.53 to 0.95)0.80 (0.61 to 1.06)0.91 (0.83 to 1.00)