Table 1 Group comparisons of sociodemographic characteristics according to the presence of suicidal ideation
Sociodemographic characteristic | Suicidal ideation | Total N (%) or mean ± SD 408 (100.0) | χ2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No N (%) or mean ± SD 370 (90.7) | Yes N (%) or mean ± SD 38 (9.3) | ||||
Age | 26.4 ± 4.4 | 25.0 ± 4.2 | 26.3 ± 4.4 |  | 0.043†|
Gender | |||||
 Male | 236 (63.8) | 19 (50.0) | 255 (62.5) | 0.01 | 0.904 |
 Female | 134 (36.2) | 19 (50.0) | 153 (37.5) | ||
Year | |||||
 First year | 104 (28.1) | 16 (42.1) | 120 (29.4) | 7.60 | 0.055 |
 Second year | 82 (22.2) | 12 (31.6) | 94 (23.0) | ||
 Third year | 95 (25.7) | 5 (13.2) | 100 (24.5) | ||
 Fourth year | 89 (24.1) | 5 (13.2) | 94 (23.0) | ||
Marital status | |||||
 Never married | 350 (94.6) | 38 (100.0) | 388 (95.1) |  | 0.239‡ |
 Married | 20 (5.4) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (4.9) | ||
Living situation | |||||
 With family | 114 (30.9) | 12 (31.6) | 126 (31.0) | 0.22 | 0.896 |
 In dormitory | 14 (3.8) | 2 (5.3) | 16 (3.9) | ||
 Alone | 241 (65.3) | 24 (63.2) | 265 (65.1) | ||
Religion | |||||
 None | 194 (52.4) | 23 (60.5) | 217 (53.2) |  | 0.782‡ |
 Christianity | 106 (28.6) | 11 (28.9) | 117 (28.7) | ||
 Catholicism | 43 (11.6) | 2 (5.3) | 45 (11.0) | ||
 Buddhism | 24 (6.5) | 2 (5.3) | 26 (6.4) | ||
 Other religions | 3 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.7) | ||
Subjective SES | |||||
 High | 71 (19.2) | 9 (23.7) | 80 (19.6) | 3.92 | 0.141 |
 Middle | 271 (73.2) | 23 (60.5) | 294 (72.1) | ||
 Low | 28 (7.6) | 6 (15.8) | 34 (8.3) | ||
Subjective pocket money | |||||
 Sufficient | 104 (28.1) | 12 (31.6) | 116 (28.4) | 0.97 | 0.615 |
 Moderate | 214 (57.8) | 19 (50.0) | 233 (57.1) | ||
 Insufficient | 52 (14.1) | 7 (18.4) | 59 (14.5) | ||