Table 4 Behavioural and psychosocial factors associated with lifetime NSSI

Age group

15–19

2.113

1.319

3.386

0.002

20–24

2.011

1.364

2.966

< 0.001

25–29

1.511

1.088

2.097

0.014

30–35

Reference

Gender

Female

1.875

1.511

2.328

< 0.001

Male

Reference

Ethnicity

Malay

1.279

0.985

1.660

0.065

Indian

0.988

0.752

1.297

0.928

Others

1.171

0.754

1.817

0.483

Chinese

Reference

Marital status^a

Married

0.992

0.714

1.377

0.9601

Single

Reference

Educational attainment

Primary and below

1.989

1.142

3.464

0.015

Secondary school

1.589

1.007

2.508

0.047

Pre-University/junior college

1.096

0.674

1.783

0.711

Vocational/ technical diploma

1.990

1.305

3.033

0.001

Polytechnic/other diploma

1.217

0.868

1.705

0.254

University and above

Reference

Employment status

Unemployed

1.400

0.913

2.147

0.123

Economically inactive

0.810

0.593

1.107

0.186

Employed

Reference

Monthly household income (S$)

5000 to 9999

1.061

0.812

1.386

0.663

10,000 to 19,999

1.181

0.873

1.599

0.281

20,000 and above

1.166

0.778

1.746

0.458

Below 5000

Reference