This study describes the prevalence of suicide ideation & attempted suicide in a representative survey of Danish adults & gives the proportion of people reporting a suicide attempt that resulted in contact with the health care system. 1362 individuals were included. 6.9% reported having had suicidal thoughts within the past year. Averaging across all age groups, the overall prevalence of people reporting ever having made a suicide attempt was 3.4% & the one-year prevalence was 0.5%. It is estimated 50-60% of suicide attempts reported in a representative national survey became known to the healthcare system. (27 refs.)