TABLE 3.

Fixed-Effects Estimates of Election Outcomes on State Suicide Rates

Independent Variables	Males 20–60		Females 20–60
Unemployment rate	−0.005	c	0.0129	a
	(0.003)		(0.004)
Percent supporting national winner (θ1)	2.365	a	5.250	a
	(0.684)		(1.048)
Percent supporting national winner2 (θ2)	−2.747	a	−5.892	a
	(0.717)		(1.098)
Parameters
Magnitude (μ)	0.382	a	0.642	a
	(0.090)		(0.139)
Local (λ)	1.3735	a	2.946	a
	(0.359)		(0.549)
Observations	1,275		1,275
Groups	51		51
R2	0.281		0.410

^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 as well as year * outcome interaction terms. Observations are weighted by state population.