TABLE 2.

Fixed-Effects Estimates of Election Outcomes on State Suicide Rates

Independent Variables	Males 20–60		Females 20–60
Unemployment rate	−0.005	c	0.011	a
	(0.003)		(0.004)
State supported losing candidate (η1)	−0.046	a	−0.053	a
	(0.013)		(0.020)
Interactions
Second year of election cycle (η2)	0.008		0.005
	(0.017)		(0.027)
Third year of election cycle (η3)	0.043	b	0.043
	(0.018)		(0.029)
Fourth year of election cycle (η4)	0.033	c	0.066	b
	(0.018)		(0.029)
Observations	1,275		1,275
Groups	51		51
R2	0.272		0.392

^adenotes significant at 1 percent level;

^bdenotes significant at 5 percent level;

^cdenotes significant at 10 percent level.

Note: All regressions include year and state fixed effects. Observations are weighted by state population.