White males and females are less likely to say that they have attempted suicide than other ethnicities . However , even numbers such as 6.8 % ( i . e ., the percent of White Middle Schoolers who say that they have attempted suicide ) suggest 25,000 Middle School students in Polk County , nearly 2,000 may have attempted suicide at least one time .
Percentage of Students who Ever Tried to Kill Themselves , by Ethnicity
18.0 %
16.0 %
16.8 % 17.1 %
14.0 %
12.0 %
10.0 %
8.0 %
6.0 %
4.0 %
6.4 %
12.7 % 12.5 %
9.4 % 9.4 %
6.6 %
8.6 %
2.0 %
0.0 % Asian Black Hispanic / Latino White Multiple races
Total Male Female
SOURCE : http :// www . floridahealth . gov / statistics-and-data / survey-data / 2019MiddleSchoolSummaryTables . pdf