TABLE 1 Sample Characteristics

Demographics N Frequency Percent

Age
    Range = 20–65, mean age = 44.4 59
Gender
    Female 59 52 88.1
Race/ethnicity
    African-American 58 36 62.1
Hispanic or Latino origin 58 12 20.7
    Asian/Pacific 58 6 10.3
    Caucasian 58 2 3.5
    Other 50 2 3.5
Education
    High school 59 9 15.3
    Trade or vocational school 59 8 13.6
    1–2 years of college 59 22 37.3
    3–4 years of college 59 17 28.8
    5 or more years of college 59 3 5.1
Work experience
    0 years 55 5 9.1
    1–5 years 55 14 25.5
    6–10 years 55 8 14.6
    11–15 years 55 8 14.6
    16–20 years 55 12 21.8
    21 or more years 55 8 14.5
Previous experience
    With clinical interviewing 53 3 5.7
    With potentially suicidal individuals 59 38 64.4
    Know someone who has died by suicide 59 28 47.5
        Friend 28 9 32.1
        Family 28 7 25.0
        Acquaintance 28 7 25.0
        Other 28 7 25.0
        Neighbor 28 4 14.3