This statistic shows the share of American high school students in grades 9 to 12 who stated they have seriously considered attempting suicide during the 12 months before the survey, by gender and ethnicity. According to the source, 22.2 percent of female student respondents with a Hispanic background stated they have seriously considered attempting suicide during the 12 months before the survey.
Percentage of U.S. high school students who have seriously considered attempting suicide as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity
The survey was conducted at all regular public and private schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12 in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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CDC. (June 15, 2018). Percentage of U.S. high school students who have seriously considered attempting suicide as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222126/us-students-who-considered-attempting-suicide-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. high school students who have seriously considered attempting suicide as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity." Chart. June 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222126/us-students-who-considered-attempting-suicide-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. (2018). Percentage of U.S. high school students who have seriously considered attempting suicide as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222126/us-students-who-considered-attempting-suicide-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. High School Students Who Have Seriously Considered Attempting Suicide as of 2017, by Gender and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222126/us-students-who-considered-attempting-suicide-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC, Percentage of U.S. high school students who have seriously considered attempting suicide as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222126/us-students-who-considered-attempting-suicide-by-gender-and-ethnicity/ (last visited January 27, 2020)
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