TABLE 1 Sample Characteristics
| Demographics |
N |
Frequency |
Percent |
|
| Age |
|
|
|
| Range = 20–65, mean age = 44.4 |
59 |
|
|
| Gender |
|
|
|
| Female |
59 |
52 |
88.1 |
| Race/ethnicity |
|
|
|
| African-American |
58 |
36 |
62.1 |
| Hispanic or Latino origin |
58 |
12 |
20.7 |
| Asian/Pacific |
58 |
6 |
10.3 |
| Caucasian |
58 |
2 |
3.5 |
| Other |
50 |
2 |
3.5 |
| Education |
|
|
|
| High school |
59 |
9 |
15.3 |
| Trade or vocational school |
59 |
8 |
13.6 |
| 1–2 years of college |
59 |
22 |
37.3 |
| 3–4 years of college |
59 |
17 |
28.8 |
| 5 or more years of college |
59 |
3 |
5.1 |
| Work experience |
|
|
|
| 0 years |
55 |
5 |
9.1 |
| 1–5 years |
55 |
14 |
25.5 |
| 6–10 years |
55 |
8 |
14.6 |
| 11–15 years |
55 |
8 |
14.6 |
| 16–20 years |
55 |
12 |
21.8 |
| 21 or more years |
55 |
8 |
14.5 |
| Previous experience |
|
|
|
| With clinical interviewing |
53 |
3 |
5.7 |
| With potentially suicidal individuals |
59 |
38 |
64.4 |
| Know someone who has died by suicide |
59 |
28 |
47.5 |
| Friend |
28 |
9 |
32.1 |
| Family |
28 |
7 |
25.0 |
| Acquaintance |
28 |
7 |
25.0 |
| Other |
28 |
7 |
25.0 |
| Neighbor |
28 |
4 |
14.3 |
|
