title: Effect of Socioeconomic Status on the Linkage Between Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts.
abstract: Previous suicide attempts are a leading risk factor for completed suicide. To identify specific characteristics of those at high risk for attempts, we investigated associations with socioeconomic status (SES). Data from the 2013 Korean Community Health Survey (KCHS) included adults who reported suicidal ideation (N = 220,245). Attempts in the past 12 months were assessed. Associations of demographic, socioeconomic, and suicide-related behavioral factors were analyzed using multiple logistic regression. Among those with suicidal ideation, 862 (3.9%) had attempted suicide. After stratification by age and gender, results showed that low education and unemployed young adult men and women had significantly higher rates of attempts. The lowest income level was associated with significantly higher rates of attempts in only young adult women. Among those with the lowest and highest income, the association between ideation and attempts was attenuated, whereas it was enhanced among other income groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.|Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong Lim
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Business Administration, Woosong University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Man
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.|Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Young
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.|Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Hoon
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ecpark@yuhs.ac.|Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ecpark@yuhs.ac.
authors.forename: Eun-Cheol
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000092864:Suicide Prevention