Suicidal behavior | Military personnel | Civilian population | Military v. civilian | |||||
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Prevalence, % (95% CI) | Adjusted OR† (95% CI), 2013 v. 2002 | Prevalence, % (95% CI) | Adjusted OR† (95% CI), 2012 v. 2002 | Adjusted OR† (95% CI), 2002 | Adjusted OR† (95% CI), 2012/13 | |||
2002 n = 5153 | 2013*n = 6700 | 2002 n = 25 643 | 2012 n = 15 981 | |||||
All | ||||||||
Ideation | 4.2 (3.7–4.8) | 4.3 (3.7–4.9) | 1.13 (0.91–1.40) | 3.9 (3.6–4.3) | 3.6 (3.2–4.1) | 1.00 (0.84–1.19) | 1.11 (0.92–1.33) | 1.34 (1.09–1.66) |
Plan | NA | 1.8 (1.5–2.1) | NA | NA | 1.3 (1.0–1.7) | NA | NA | 1.66 (1.18–2.33) |
Attempt | 0.3 (0.2–0.5) | 0.4 (0.2–0.6) | 1.33 (0.61–2.87) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.7) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) | 1.29 (0.78–2.14) | 0.61 (0.34–1.08) | 0.88 (0.43–1.77) |
Men | ||||||||
Ideation | 4.0 (3.4–4.7) | 4.3 (3.7–4.9) | 1.17 (0.92–1.49) | 4.0 (3.5–4.5) | 3.4 (2.9–4.0) | 0.90 (0.71–1.16) | 1.11 (0.90–1.38) | 1.43 (1.10–1.86) |
Plan | NA | 1.8 (1.5–2.2) | NA | NA | 1.3 (0.9–1.7) | NA | NA | 1.84 (1.22–2.77) |
Attempt | 0.2 (0.1–0.4) | NA | NA | 0.5 (0.3–0.6) | 0.5 (0.3–0.7) | 1.11 (0.62–2.02) | 0.42 (0.15–1.18) | NA |
Women | ||||||||
Ideation | 5.3 (4.3–6.5) | 4.3 (2.9–6.0) | 0.93 (0.55–1.56) | 3.9 (3.4–4.4) | 3.9 (3.2–4.5) | 1.09 (0.86–1.39) | 1.41 (1.07–1.85) | 1.17 (0.75–1.83) |
Plan | NA | 1.6 (0.8–2.8) | NA | NA | 1.3 (0.9–2.0) | NA | NA | 1.23 (0.55–2.76) |
Attempt | 1.1 (0.7–1.8) | NA | NA | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) | 1.40 (0.67–2.89) | 1.69 (0.85–3.36) | NA |
Note: CI = confidence interval, NA = not available in data set or not released by Statistics Canada to protect respondents’ confidentiality, OR = odds ratio.
↵* In the Canadian Forces 2013 survey, percentages were based on weighted numbers, which were rounded to a base 20 for confidentiality purposes according to Statistics Canada’s data-release policies.
↵† Adjusted for age, sex, marital status, visible minority status, education and income.