Table 1 Chi-square test and distribution between gender, language, ethnicity, religion, indigeneity, education, region, job loss due to COVID-19 pandemic, and suicidal ideation profile—% (n = 1793).
From: Evidence of higher suicidal ideation among young adults in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic
Characteristic | Group | Chi-square test† | Profile 1 (never had suicidal ideation) | Profile 2 (had suicidal ideation only before the pandemic) | Profile 3 (had suicidal ideation before and during the pandemic) | Profile 4 (had suicidal ideation only during the pandemic) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (reporting percentages) | 86.1 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 2.7 | ||
Gender | Female | X2 = 4.7687, df = 3, p = 0.1895 | 84.4 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 3.1 |
Male | 87.7 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 2.2 | ||
Language** | English | X2 = 17.254, df = 6, p = 0.0084 | 84.6 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 2.9 |
French | 89.6 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 | ||
Other | 88.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 | ||
Ethnic group‡* | White | X2 = 8.9822, df = 3, p = 0.0295 | 85.6 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 2.3 |
Non-white | 87.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | ||
Religion** | Non-religious | X2 = 15.048, df = 3, p = 0.0018 | 82.6 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 2.2 |
Religious | 87.8 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | ||
Indigenous** | Aboriginal identity | X2 = 14.231, df = 3, p = 0.0026 | 75.8 | 7.5 | 14.4 | 2.2 |
Non-Aboriginal | 86.4 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 2.7 | ||
Education | No diploma or secondary school diploma | X2 = 9.9103, df = 6, p = 0.1285 | 83.4 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
College, CEGEP or other non-university diploma | 8.2 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1.8 | ||
Bachelor's degree or higher | 87.4 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 2.6 | ||
Region | Atlantic | X2 = 15.505, df = 12, p = 0.2150 | 86.7 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 1.3 |
British Columbia | 82.7 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | ||
Ontario | 85.3 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 3.0 | ||
Prairies | 84.2 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 2.3 | ||
Quebec | 90.9 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | ||
Job loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic*** | No | X2 = 25.726, df = 3, p = 1.09e−05 | 87.9 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
Yes | 79.0 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 4.8 | ||
