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Table 1 General characteristics of the study population

From: Association of the type of counselor with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts: a survey of South Korean adolescents

Variables

Total

N = 33,254

Male participants

Total

N = 32,231

Female participants

Suicidal ideation

P-value

Suicide attempt

P-value

Suicidal ideation

P-value

Suicide attempt

P-value

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Type of counselor

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 Father

2486 (7.5)

208 (6.7)

 

48 (1.5)

 

621 (1.9)

94 (3.0)

 

30 (1.0)

 

 Mother

8131 (24.5)

503 (2.8)

 

92 (0.5)

 

9583 (29.7)

886 (5.0)

 

173 (1.0)

 

 Sibling

1405 (4.2)

136 (3.6)

 

31 (0.8)

 

2390 (7.4)

254 (6.7)

 

56 (1.5)

 

 Friend

9389 (28.2)

974 (4.1)

 

167 (0.7)

 

14,254 (44.2)

2010 (8.5)

 

401 (1.7)

 

 Teacher

858 (2.6)

119 (9.7)

 

26 (2.1)

 

367 (1.1)

89 (7.3)

 

25 (2.0)

 

 Other

972 (2.9)

132 (7.8)

 

32 (1.9)

 

710 (2.2)

130 (7.7)

 

35 (2.1)

 

 None

10,013 (30.1)

1170 (8.2)

 

232 (1.6)

 

4306 (13.4)

1063 (7.4)

 

252 (1.8)

 

Middle and high school

0.0278

 

0.1161

  

0.0009

 

< 0.0001

 Middle school

16,627 (50.0)

1561 (4.8)

 

334 (1.0)

 

16,013 (49.7)

2353 (7.2)

 

593 (1.8)

 

 High school

16,627 (50.0)

1681 (5.1)

 

294 (0.9)

 

16,218 (50.3)

2173 (6.6)

 

379 (1.2)

 

Having parents

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 Both or single parents

32,809 (98.7)

3141 (4.8)

 

587 (0.9)

 

32,011 (99.3)

4469 (6.9)

 

942 (1.5)

 

 None

445 (1.3)

101 (15.2)

 

41 (6.2)

 

220 (0.7)

57 (8.6)

 

30 (4.5)

 

Perceived household economic status

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 High

12,510 (37.6)

1150 (5.0)

 

232 (1.0)

 

10,641 (33.0)

1327 (5.7)

 

303 (1.3)

 

 Middle

15,107 (45.4)

1266 (4.1)

 

220 (0.7)

 

15,945 (49.5)

1948 (6.3)

 

370 (1.2)

 

 Low

5637 (17.0)

826 (7.3)

 

176 (1.6)

 

5645 (17.5)

1251 (11.1)

 

299 (2.7)

 

Academic achievement

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 High

12,514 (37.6)

1107 (4.5)

 

197 (0.8)

 

12,023 (37.3)

1470 (6.0)

 

281 (1.1)

 

 Middle

8984 (27.0)

795 (4.3)

 

145 (0.8)

 

9323 (28.9)

1138 (6.2)

 

229 (1.3)

 

 Low

11,756 (35.4)

1340 (5.9)

 

286 (1.3)

 

10,885 (33.8)

1918 (8.5)

 

462 (2.0)

 

Alcohol

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 Yes

6555 (19.7)

921 (8.6)

 

212 (2.0)

 

4142 (12.9)

913 (8.5)

 

241 (2.3)

 

 No

26,699 (80.3)

2321 (4.2)

 

416 (0.8)

 

28,089 (87.2)

3613 (6.6)

 

731 (1.3)

 

Smoking

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 Yes

3929 (11.8)

605 (12.3)

 

179 (3.6)

 

1004 (3.1)

330 (6.7)

 

128 (2.6)

 

 No

29,325 (88.2)

2637 (4.4)

 

449 (0.7)

 

31,227 (96.9)

4196 (6.9)

 

844 (1.4)

 

Subjective happiness

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 Happy

22,143 (66.6)

1156 (2.7)

 

231 (0.5)

 

20,191 (62.6)

1484 (3.5)

 

304 (0.7)

 

 Neutral

8474 (25.5)

1069 (6.0)

 

200 (1.1)

 

9350 (29.0)

1723 (9.7)

 

322 (1.8)

 

 Unhappy

2637 (7.9)

1017 (19.1)

 

197 (3.7)

 

2690 (8.4)

1319 (24.8)

 

346 (6.5)

 

Stress awareness

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 High

10,285 (30.9)

2266 (9.5)

 

451 (1.9)

 

13,673 (42.4)

3490 (14.6)

 

756 (3.2)

 

 Low

22,969 (69.1)

976 (2.4)

 

177 (0.4)

 

18,558 (57.6)

1036 (2.5)

 

216 (0.5)

 

Depression

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 Yes

6655 (20.0)

2269 (14.5)

 

470 (3.0)

 

9043 (28.1)

3364 (21.4)

 

757 (4.8)

 

 No

26,599 (80.0)

973 (2.0)

 

158 (0.3)

 

23,188 (71.9)

1162 (2.3)

 

215 (0.4)

 

Sleep time for fatigue recovery

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 Sufficient

10,762 (32.4)

627 (3.5)

 

126 (0.7)

 

7164 (22.2)

639 (3.6)

 

152 (0.8)

 

 Normal

11,413 (34.3)

995 (4.5)

 

178 (0.8)

 

10,830 (33.6)

1283 (5.8)

 

273 (1.2)

 

 Not sufficient

11,079 (33.3)

1620 (6.4)

 

324 (1.3)

 

14,237 (44.2)

2604 (10.3)

 

547 (2.2)

 

Causes of stress

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 Achievement/career choice

19,123 (57.5)

1421 (3.7)

 

202 (0.5)

 

19,576 (60.7)

2042 (5.3)

 

347 (0.9)

 

 Family problems

6126 (18.4)

982 (9.4)

 

214 (2.0)

 

4360 (13.5)

1103 (10.5)

 

274 (2.6)

 

 Friendships

2539 (7.6)

386 (6.6)

 

79 (1.4)

 

3308 (10.3)

740 (12.7)

 

182 (3.1)

 

 Appearance

3160 (9.5)

231 (3.2)

 

57 (0.8)

 

4002 (12.4)

496 (6.9)

 

125 (1.7)

 

 Other

2306 (6.9)

222 (6.7)

 

76 (2.3)

 

985 (3.1)

145 (4.4)

 

44 (1.3)

 

Total

33,254

3242 (9.7)

 

628 (1.9)

 

32,231

4526 (14.0)

 

972 (3.0)

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