Table 2 Demographic factors of all suicide cases presented by licence history and suicide method.
| Licence history | Suicide method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At death | In the past | No record | Firearms | Other | ||
| 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%) | |