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Suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2017, by serious psychological distress*
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Suicide thoughts among U.S. adults by serious psychological distress 2017

This statistic shows suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2017, broken down by serious psychological distress. It was found that 26 percent of respondents with serious psychological distress had serious thoughts of suicide within the preceding year.

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This statistic shows suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2017, broken down by serious psychological distress. It was found that 26 percent of respondents with serious psychological distress had serious thoughts of suicide within the preceding year.

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Release date: September 2018

Region: United States
Survey time period: 2017
Number of respondents: base: around 70,000
Age group: 18 years and older
Method of interview: Questionnaire
Supplementary notes: * Serious Psychological Distress (SPD) is defined for this table as having a score of 13 or higher on the K6 scale in the past year.

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