Table 8.

Model 1: binary logistic regression analysis of descriptor type usage in media coverage of mass shooters by race.

Descriptor by race	χ 2	β	SE β	Exp. (β)	95% Confidence intervals
					Lower bound	Upper bound
Humanizing	60.397***
White		1.587	0.204	4.888***	3.278	7.290
Hispanic		0.611	0.274	1.843*	1.077	3.154
Negative 1	24.077***
White		0.905	0.191	2.473***	1.699	3.598
Hispanic		−0.131	0.276	0.877	0.511	1.508
Negative 2	32.293***
White		1.083	0.191	2.953***	2.031	4.294
Hispanic		0.459	0.245	1.582*	0.978	2.560
Family	44.124***
White		1.471	0.224	4.352***	2.805	6.752
Hispanic		0.893	0.287	2.443**	1.391	4.289
Romantic	29.179***
White		1.685	0.365	5.392***	2.367	11.024
Hispanic		1.701	0.408	5.478***	2.461	12.195
Mass shooting	16.234***
White		1.511	0.375	4.531***	2.171	9.458
Hispanic		0.429	0.582	1.535	0.491	4.805
Sad	43.250***
White		1.436	0.219	4.204***	2.735	6.461
Hispanic		0.143	0.34	1.154	0.593	2.246
Gang-related	42.757***
White		−2.839	1.015	0.058**	0.008	0.427
Hispanic		1.086	0.278	2.963***	1.717	5.112
Mental health	50.010***
White		2.087	0.309	8.061***	4.402	14.761
Hispanic		0.886	0.443	2.426*	1.018	5.778
Domestic	26.196***
White		1.465	0.285	4.327***	2.474	7.568
Hispanic		0.341	0.442	1.406	0.591	3.341
Observations	794
df	2

*p<0.10, **p<0.01, ***p<.001.