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. 2022 Dec 28;80(2):127–134. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.4394

Table 1. Multivariate Regression Analysis With State and Year Fixed Effects for TRAP Law Enforcement, Suicide Rates, and Motor Vehicle Crash Death Rates From 1976 to 2016a.

Variableb Suicide rate Motor vehicle crash death rate for those aged 20-34 y
Age 20-34 y Age 45-64 y
β (95% CI) P value β (95% CI) P value β (95% CI) P value
TRAP law index 0.17 (0.03 to 0.32) .02 0.06 (–0.11 to 0.24) .47 0.03 (–0.04 to 0.11) .36
Black or African Americanc 1.12 (–0.59 to 2.83) .19 0.87 (–0.83 to 2.58) .31 0.23 (–0.35 to 0.80) .43
Fraction Republicand 0.04 (–0.07 to 0.15) .44 0.02 (–0.10 to 0.15) .72 0.07 (–0.01 to 0.15) .08
State GDP growthe 0.08 (–0.05 to 0.20) .22 –0.00 (–0.07 to 0.06) .92 0.06 (–0.01 to 0.13) .10
State unemployment ratef 0.09 (–0.07 to 0.25) .26 0.08 (–0.02 to 0.18) .10 –0.12 (–0.20 to –0.04) .005
No. of observations 1022 1467 1631
R2 0.69 0.75 0.83

Abbreviations: GDP, gross domestic product; TRAP, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers.

a

Three weighted least-square regression models weighted by state population. Standard errors are clustered at the state and year level.

b

All independent variables (first 5 rows) were z scored.

c

Percentage of state residents who are Black or African American.

d

Fraction of senators representing the state in the US Senate who are Republican.

e

Annual state-level GDP growth rate.

f

Annual state-level unemployment rate.