Table 6 - Increasing
Risk for the More Serious Suicide Problems:
Youth Risk Behavior
Survey Results Based on Identification by Self
or Others as Homosexual/
bisexual, and / or by Sexual Behavior
|
|
Survey/
Suicidality Category
|
Mass
95
GLBN (Gay, Lesbian,
Bi-
sexual, Not
Sure) vs
Non-GBLN
|
Mass
97
GLB* and/or Homo-sex
Active vs
Heterosexual
-Identified
|
Seattle
95
*GLB-
Identified
vs Hetero-
sexual
Identified
|
Vermont
95
Males &
Females: Homo-
sex active vs
Hetero-sex
active.
|
Mass
93
Males & Fe-
males: omo-
sex active vs Hetero-sex
active.
|
Oregon
1999
-GB
Harrased
Boys vs.
Non-
Harassed
|
Oregon
1999
-GB
Harrased
Girlss vs.
Non-
Harassed
|
Suicide
Considered
Seriously
|
46.4% vs
24.6%
1.9
More
At Risk
|
54% vs
22%
2.5
More
At Risk
|
34.2% vs 16.7%
2.1
More
At Risk
|
59.2% vs
37.1%
1.6
More
At Risk
|
41.7% vs
28.6%
1.5
More
At Risk
|
28% vs.
10%
2.8
More
At Risk
|
44% vs.
20%
2.2
More
At Risk
|
Suicide
Planned
|
40.5% vs
17.5%
2.3
More
At Risk
|
41% vs
18%
2.3
More
At Risk
|
31.1% vs 15.7%
2.0
More
At Risk
|
52,.8 vs
28.7%
1.8
More
At Risk
|
29.7% vs
24.5%
1.2
More
At Risk
|
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|
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|
Attempted
Suicide
|
36.0% vs
8.9%
4.0
More
At Risk
|
37% vs
8%
4.6
More
At Risk
|
20.6% vs 6.7%
3.1
More
At Risk
|
40.7% vs
15.2%
2.7
More
At Risk
|
27.5% vs 13.4%
2.1
More
At Risk
|
13% vs.
2.6%
5.1
More
At Risk
|
23% vs.
8.5%
2.7
More
At Risk
|
Medical Care
Associated
with Suicide
Attempt
|
---
|
19% vs.
3.0%
6.3
More
At Risk
|
9.4% vs.
2.2%
4.3
More
At Risk
|
26.5% vs.
6.2%
4.3
More
At Risk
|
20% vs.
4.7%
4.2
More
At Risk
|
3.8% vs.
0.70%
5.5
More
At Risk
|
8.2% vs.
2.0%
4.1
More
At Risk
|
Multiple
Suicide
Attempts
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
6.2% vs.
1.04%
5.9
More
At Risk
|
13.5% vs.
3.6%
3.7
More
At Risk
|