Table 1 Demographic information in all suicide decedents in El Paso from 2018 to 2019
From: Who discovers the firearm suicide decedent: an epidemiologic characterization of survivor-victims
|  | Firearm (n(%), N = 182) | Non-Firearm (n(%), N = 150) |
|---|---|---|
Age at death, in years Mean (SD) | 42.4 (19.5) | 41.4 (15.8) |
Gender (male) | 152 (83.5) | 101 (67.3) |
Method | Â | Â |
 Firearm | 182 (100.0) | – |
 Sharp object | – | 3 (2.0) |
 Blunt object | – | 1 (0.7) |
 Poisoning | – | 48 (32.0) |
 Hanging | – | 89 (59.3) |
 Other | – | 6 (4.0) |
 More than 1 | – | 2 (1.3) |
 Unknown | – | 1 (0.7) |
Military affiliationa | ||
 No | 109 (59.9) | 116 (77.3) |
 Yes | 72 (39.6) | 32 (21.3) |
 Unknown | 1 (0.5) | 2 (1.3) |
Race | ||
 White | 157 (86.3) | 129 (86.0) |
 Black | 7 (3.8) | 6 (4.0) |
 Asian | 3 (1.6) | Suppress |
 American Indian | Suppress | Suppress |
 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific | Suppress | 0 (0.0) |
 Islander | 5 (2.7) | 4 (2.7) |
 Other | 6 (3.3) | 5 (3.3) |
 Multiracial | Suppress | 3 (2.0) |
 Unknown |  |  |
Ethnicity | ||
 Not hispanic | 161 (88.5) | 127 (84.7) |
 Hispanic | 19 (10.4) | 22 (14.7) |
 Unknown | Suppress | Suppress |
Personal Relationship Status | Â | Â |
 Currently in relationshipb | 99 (54.4) | 61 (40.1) |
 Not currently in relationship | 51 (28.0) | 42 (28.0) |
 Unknown | 32 (17.6) | 47 (31.3) |
Known history of mental health diagnosisc | ||
 Yes | 86 (47.3) | 97 (64.7) |
 No/unknown | 96 (52.7) | 53 (35.3) |
Type of firearm | ||
 Handgun | – | 155 (85.2) |
 Rifle or shotgun | – | 26 (14.3) |
 Unknown | – | 1 (0.6) |
Owner of firearm used in suicide | ||
 Decedent | – | 136 (74.7) |
 Family of decedent | – | 17 (9.3) |
 Other | – | 8 (4.4) |
Unknown | – | 21 (11.5) |