Table 2 Demographic factors of all suicide cases presented by licence history and suicide method.

Gender

Male

262

(95.3%)

183

(96.8%)

3100

(77.4%)

461

(93.3%)

3084

(77.6%)

Female

13

(4.7%)

6

(3.2%)

905

(22.6%)

33

(6.7%)

891

(22.4%)

Age

<25

18

(2.4%)

3

(0.4%)

742

(97.2%)

58

(7.6%)

705

(92.4%)

25-64

200

(6.3%)

143

(4.5%)

2,849

(89.2%)

317

(9.9%)

2,875

(90.1%)

65+

57

(11.2%)

43

(8.5%)

407

(80.3%)

119

(23.5%)

388

(76.5%)

Married/De facto

134

(54.7%)

74

(46.2%)

1,246

(37.9%)

201

(47.4%)

1,253

(38.4%)

Blood alcohol level = 0.05 ppm

163

(23.5%)

126

(20.3%)

2,386

(29.1%)

278

(24.3%)

2,397

(28.8%)

ARIA2

192

(29.9%)

147

(21.8%)

3,232

(17.2%)

337

(30.8%)

3,234

(16.6%)