Suicide deaths per 100,000 population,a by education, United States, 2003 |
| Total | Less than high schoolb | High school graduateb | At least some collegeb | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | |
| Total | Total | 10.8 | 0.1 | 20.8 | 0.4 | 21.0 | 0.2 | 10.2 | 0.1 |
| Age, not age adjusted | 25-44 | 13.8 | 0.1 | 22.6 | 0.6 | 21.8 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 0.2 |
| 45-64 | 15.0 | 0.1 | 17.4 | 0.5 | 19.8 | 0.3 | 12.0 | 0.2 | |
| Gender | Female | 4.2 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| Male | 18.0 | 0.1 | 31.7 | 0.7 | 33.8 | 0.4 | 15.3 | 0.2 | |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
b Education data are for persons age 25-64 years only.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.