Table 1 Characteristics of the informants in the suicide group, the accident group and the community controls.

Informant

.37

   Mother

14

(34)

21

(49)

   Father

4

(10)

4

(9)

   Both

23

(56)

18

(42)

Informant, mean age

   Mother

42

(SD 4.6)

42

(SD 6.5)

.85

   Father

44

(SD 6.4)

45

(SD 6.2)

.81

Ethnicity, mother

   Norwegian

40

(98)

43

(100)

.48

   Other

1

(2)

0

Ethnicity, father

   Norwegian

38

(93)

43

(100)

.11

   Other

3

(7)

0

Parents living together

(n = 233)*

   Yes

29

(71)

26

(60.5)

1.0

187

(80)

1.0

   No

12

(29)

17

(39.5)

.6

.3-1.5

.37

46

(20)

1.6

.7-3.5

.21

Education, mother

(n = 40)

(n = 42)

(n = 373)*

   Elementary/secondary school

25

(63)

31

(74)

1.0

259

(69)

1.0

   University

15

(38)

11

(26)

1.7

.7-4.3

.34

114

(31)

1.3

.7-2.7

.37

Education, father

(n = 39)

(n = 42)

(n = 339)*

   Elementary/secondary school

21

(54)

28

(67)

1.0

226

(67)

1.0

   University

18

(46)

14

(33)

1.7

.7-4.2

.26

113

(33)

1.7

.9-3.3

.11

Occupational status, mother

(n = 147)*

   Fulltime/part time employee

33

(80)

25

(58)

1.0

140

(95)

1.0

   Unemployed, other

8

(20)

18

(42)

.3

.1-.8

.03

7

(5)

4.8

1.6-14

<.01

Occupational status, father

(n = 104)*

   Fulltime/part time employee

28

(68)

30

(72)

1.0

98

(94)

1.0

   Unemployed, other

13

(32)

12

(29)

1.1

.4-2.9

.81

6

(6)

7.6

2.6-21.8

<.01