Table 4

Survival analysis for all-cause, drug poisoning, and suicide mortality: Latent despair controlling for sociodemographic, contextual, and behavioral risk factors

All-Cause (N = 298)Drug Poisoning (N = 55)Suicide (N = 27)
Wave IV MeasureHazard Ratio95% Confidence IntervalHazard Ratio95% Confidence IntervalHazard Ratio95% Confidence Interval
Female 0.748  0.523 1.071 0.556  0.247 1.251 0.745  0.201 2.757 
Race and Ethnicity (ref. = non-Hispanic White)             
 Non-Hispanic Black 1.298  0.864 1.951 0.342 * 0.117 1.000 0.047 ** 0.006 0.395 
 Hispanic 0.735  0.379 1.426 0.912  0.295 2.819 0.875  0.153 5.016 
 Non-Hispanic Asian 0.370 * 0.137 0.996 0.797  0.090 7.078 0.399  0.047 3.409 
 Non-Hispanic AIPI 1.704  0.822 3.535 0.508  0.062 4.157 2.215  0.497 9.858 
 Non-Hispanic other 1.755  0.540 5.706 —  — — 2.954  0.372 23.460 
Education (ref. = no bachelor's degree)             
 Bachelor's degree+ 0.382 *** 0.234 0.625 0.249  0.057 1.087 0.544  0.151 1.959 
Region (ref. = South)             
 Northeast 0.719  0.420 1.231 1.189  0.426 3.321 1.239  0.360 4.268 
 Midwest 0.795  0.505 1.251 0.928  0.354 2.438 1.266  0.318 5.048 
 West 0.767  0.487 1.209 0.590  0.182 1.915 0.673  0.143 3.178 
RUCA (ref. = metropolitan)             
 Rural 1.179  0.772 1.800 0.249 * 0.068 0.919 0.831  0.150 4.595 
 Micropolitan 1.006  0.638 1.588 0.371  0.088 1.565 0.509  0.074 3.478 
Behavioral Risk Factors             
 Suicidal ideation 0.997  0.576 1.727 0.212 ** 0.082 0.544 2.884  0.639 13.015 
 Suicide attempts 2.188 * 1.123 4.262 3.815 * 1.137 12.806 0.063 * 0.007 0.576 
 Frequency 5+ drinks 0.946  0.851 1.051 0.926  0.741 1.157 1.209  0.915 1.597 
 Prescription drug use 2.060 ** 1.281 3.311 3.720 *** 1.891 7.317 3.020 * 1.135 8.040 
 Illegal drug use 1.401 * 1.012 1.939 2.192 * 1.160 4.143 1.526  0.486 4.786 
Overall Despair 3.725 *** 2.509 5.530 12.295 *** 5.443 27.772 3.212 * 1.223 8.436 
Sample Size 12,120 12,120 12,120 
All-Cause (N = 298)Drug Poisoning (N = 55)Suicide (N = 27)
Wave IV MeasureHazard Ratio95% Confidence IntervalHazard Ratio95% Confidence IntervalHazard Ratio95% Confidence Interval
Female 0.748  0.523 1.071 0.556  0.247 1.251 0.745  0.201 2.757 
Race and Ethnicity (ref. = non-Hispanic White)             
 Non-Hispanic Black 1.298  0.864 1.951 0.342 * 0.117 1.000 0.047 ** 0.006 0.395 
 Hispanic 0.735  0.379 1.426 0.912  0.295 2.819 0.875  0.153 5.016 
 Non-Hispanic Asian 0.370 * 0.137 0.996 0.797  0.090 7.078 0.399  0.047 3.409 
 Non-Hispanic AIPI 1.704  0.822 3.535 0.508  0.062 4.157 2.215  0.497 9.858 
 Non-Hispanic other 1.755  0.540 5.706 —  — — 2.954  0.372 23.460 
Education (ref. = no bachelor's degree)             
 Bachelor's degree+ 0.382 *** 0.234 0.625 0.249  0.057 1.087 0.544  0.151 1.959 
Region (ref. = South)             
 Northeast 0.719  0.420 1.231 1.189  0.426 3.321 1.239  0.360 4.268 
 Midwest 0.795  0.505 1.251 0.928  0.354 2.438 1.266  0.318 5.048 
 West 0.767  0.487 1.209 0.590  0.182 1.915 0.673  0.143 3.178 
RUCA (ref. = metropolitan)             
 Rural 1.179  0.772 1.800 0.249 * 0.068 0.919 0.831  0.150 4.595 
 Micropolitan 1.006  0.638 1.588 0.371  0.088 1.565 0.509  0.074 3.478 
Behavioral Risk Factors             
 Suicidal ideation 0.997  0.576 1.727 0.212 ** 0.082 0.544 2.884  0.639 13.015 
 Suicide attempts 2.188 * 1.123 4.262 3.815 * 1.137 12.806 0.063 * 0.007 0.576 
 Frequency 5+ drinks 0.946  0.851 1.051 0.926  0.741 1.157 1.209  0.915 1.597 
 Prescription drug use 2.060 ** 1.281 3.311 3.720 *** 1.891 7.317 3.020 * 1.135 8.040 
 Illegal drug use 1.401 * 1.012 1.939 2.192 * 1.160 4.143 1.526  0.486 4.786 
Overall Despair 3.725 *** 2.509 5.530 12.295 *** 5.443 27.772 3.212 * 1.223 8.436 
Sample Size 12,120 12,120 12,120 

Note: AIPI = American Indian or Pacific Islander.

p < .10; *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001

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