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Table 1 Unweighted and weighted prevalence of death thoughts and wishes to die

From: Current wishes to die; characteristics of middle-aged and older Dutch adults who are ready to give up on life: a cross-sectional study

 

n

Unweighted

Weighted

%

%a

Has never had death thoughts or wishes

1312

83.9

83.1

Has at some point experienced death thoughts and/or wishes, but had no wish to die in the past week and a moderate to strong wish to live in the past week

189

12.1

13.0

Current wish to die or a weak wish to live

62

4.0

4.0

 Had only a weak wish to live in the past week, but no wish to die in the past week

15

1.0

1.0

 Had no wish to live in the past week and/or a weak wish to die in the past week

36

2.3

2.2

 Had a moderate to strong wish to die in the past weekb

11

0.7

0.8

Total

1563

100.0

100.1

  1. aWeighted percentage for the total Dutch middle-aged and older population (n = 4,726,351)
  2. b3 participants reported having no wish to live, 5 participants reported having a weak wish to live, and 3 participants reported having a moderate to strong wish to live in the past week