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Table 1 Demographic data of participants (n = 480)

From: Social connectedness and suicidal ideation: the roles of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness in the distress to suicidal ideation pathway

Variable

n (%)

Gender

 
 

Male

276 (57.5)

 

Female

200 (41.7)

 

Non-binary / third gender

4 (0.8)

Sexual Orientation

 
 

Heterosexual

380 (79.2)

 

Gay

27 (5.6)

 

Bisexual

53 (11.0)

 

Prefer not to say

7 (1.5)

Relationship Status

 
 

Married

133 (27.7)

 

Widowed

Divorced

2 (0.4)

17 (3.5)

 

De facto (living with partner)

110 (22.9)

 

Separated

6 (1.3)

 

Single

212 (44.2)

Location

 
 

Metropolitan

384 (80.0)

 

Rural

94 (19.6)

 

Remote

2 (0.4)

Financial Ability to Meet Basic Needs

 
 

I struggle to meet my daily needs

32 (6.7)

 

I can afford to meet my daily needs but not much else

257 (53.5)

 

I can afford my daily needs and the luxuries in life

191 (39.8)