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Table 1 Analytic Variables

From: The relationship of nursing practice laws to suicide and homicide rates: a longitudinal analysis of US states from 2012 to 2016

Variable

2012 (Baseline)

2016 (End)

M (SD)

M (SD)

Poverty rate (%)

18.75(4.82)

16.44(4.31)

Medicaid generosity (% of FPL)

86.68(62.95)

102.50(49.59)

Hunting license rate (licenses per 1000 population)

203(213.2)

191.3(194.6)

Density (per 1000 county population)

1094(1376)

1135(1422)

Primary care physician rate (per1000 population)

0.41(0.19)

0.42(0.21)

Psychiatrist rate (per 1000 population)

0.08(0.03)

0.08(0.06)

NP rate (per 1000 population)

0.38(0.16)

0.51(0.18)

RN rate (per 1000 population)

8.81(1.79)

9.31(1.85)

Worker protections index (0–4)

1.68(1.36)

1.82(1.50)

Firearm policy count: Mental illness/substance abuse

1.30(1.41)

1.44(1.45)

Firearm policy count: Violent offenders

1.20(0.99)

1.26(1.09)

  1. Authors’ analysis of data from the US Census Bureau, Kaiser Family Foundation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Cato Institute Freedom in the 50 States Project, and State Firearm Laws Database, 2012–2016. FPL federal poverty line, M mean, SD standard deviation, RN registered nurse, NP nurse practitioner