Percentage of adults in the United States who had suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, or attempts during the previous year from 2015 to 2019, by education level
Characteristic
Suicidal thoughts*
Suicide plan
Suicide attempt
Less than high school
4.2%
1.4%
0.9%
High school graduate**
4.4%
1.5%
0.7%
Some college
5.5%
1.6%
0.6%
College graduate or higher
3.2%
0.7%
0.2%
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* Respondents who answered 鈥測es鈥 to the question, 鈥淎t any time in the past 12 months, did you seriously think about trying to kill yourself?鈥 were categorized as having serious thoughts of suicide in the past year.
** Includes persons with a general education diploma.
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Share of U.S. adults with suicidal thoughts, plans, attempts 2015-2019, by education
From 2015 to 2019, around 3.2 percent of adults who graduated college or higher in the U.S. reported that they seriously thought about killing themselves at least once in the past 12 months. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults in the United States who had suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, or attempts in the past year from 2015 to 2019, by education level.
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