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Table 9.

Model 2: multinomial logistic regression analysis of descriptor type usage in media coverage of mass shooters by race with controls.

Descriptor by variable	χ ²	Wald χ²	Co-efficients	Standard error	Odds ratio	95% confidence Intervals
Negative 1	102.150^***
Race: White		12.895^***	0.853	0.238	2.346	1.473–3.737
Race: Hispanic		0.622	−0.264	0.335	0.768	0.398–1.481
Random		0.108	−0.067	0.205	0.935	0.626–1.397
Victims		9.042^**	0.093	0.031	1.098	1.033–1.166
Gender: Unknown		2.529	2.115	1.330	8.290	0.612–112.340
Gender: Man		0.666	0.900	1.103	2.460	0.283–21.346
Domestic violence: Unknown		0.104	−0.182	0.563	0.834	0.277–2.514
Domestic violence: No		0.000	0	0.255	1	0.606–1.648
Family	147.338^***
Race: White		15.399^***	1.096	0.279	2.992	1.731–5.173
Race: Hispanic		3.678^*	0.712	0.371	2.038	0.985–4.218
Random		3.347^*	−0.518	0.283	0.596	0.342–1.038
Victims		1.573	−0.053	0.043	0.948	0.872–1.031
Gender: Unknown		0.046	0.234	1.095	1.264	0.148–10.816
Gender: Man		1.060^**	−2.106	0.792	0.122	0.026–0.576
Domestic violence: Unknown		2.121	−0.882	0.606	0.414	0.126–1.357
Domestic violence: No		24.770^***	−1.355	0.272	0.258	0.151–0.440
Sad	154.981^***
Race: White		13.378^***	1.039	0.284	2.827	1.620–4.933
Race: Hispanic		0.109	0.137	0.414	1.147	0.509–2.584
Random		0.011	−0.029	0.278	0.972	0.564–1.675
Victims		20.248^***	0.191	0.043	1.211	1.114–1.316
Gender: Unknown		389.566^***	16.28	0.825	11,758,249	2334768.657–59216324.9
Gender: Man		.	14.549	0	1082988.588	2082988.588–2082988.588
Domestic violence: Unknown		3.538^*	−1.621	0.862	0.198	0.037–1.070
Domestic violence: No		16.120^***	−1.188	0.296	0.305	0.171–0.544
Mental Health	121.937^***
Race: White		18.442^***	1.619	0.377	5.048	2.411–10.569
Race: Hispanic		1.982	0.899	0.521	2.457	0.886–6.818
Random		6.915^**	−1.115	0.424	0.328	0.143–0.753
Victims		6.424^*	0.074	0.029	1.077	1.017–1.140
Gender: Unknown		0.011	9.286	88.999	10785.026	1.892E−72–6.147E+79
Gender: Man		0.010	8.680	88.990	5885.118	1.050E−72–3.299E+79
Domestic violence: Unknown		0.058	−0.267	1.108	0.766	0.087–6.719
Domestic violence: No		0.547	−0.267	0.361	0.766	0.377–1.553
Observations	794
df	54	1

*p < 0.10; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.

State is also included as a control variable in the analyses in this table, but not listed here for space. This control did not impact the relationships analyzed here.