Table 9. High school students who actually attempted suicide**† and whose suicide attempt resulted in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse,** by gender, race/ethnicity, and grade in percent
      Attempted Suicide**†   Suicide Attempt Treated  
by a Doctor or Nurse**
    Female Male Total   Female Male Total  
           
Galveston*
Race/ethnicity
   White  5.9 8.6 7.2 3.2 3.2 3.2
   Black 9.3 5.9 8.1 3.5 3.5 3.4
   Hispanic  10.2 6.3 8.2 3.8 2.8 3.4
   All other  18.8 11.0 15.0 5.9 5.4 5.2
Grade
9 11.8 6.4 9.2 4.7 2.8 3.6
10 9.0 8.1 8.8 2.8 3.8 3.2
11 9.3 4.5 7.0 3.6 3.2 3.3
12 7.9 11.4 9.5 4.0 3.6 4.1
2007 Total* 9.6 7.4 8.6 3.7 3.3 3.5
Texas* 12.5 6.1 9.4 3.2 1.6 2.5
United States* 10.8 6.0 8.4   2.9 1.8 2.3  
*Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance survey. Galveston 2007, Texas 2005, and United States 2005.
** During the 12 months preceding the survey
† One or more times.
White = non-Hispanic white, Hispanic = any race, Black = non-Hispanic black,
All other = any other non-Hispanic