library(car)
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library(stargazer)
##
## Please cite as:
## Hlavac, Marek (2018). stargazer: Well-Formatted Regression and Summary Statistics Tables.
## R package version 5.2.2. https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=stargazer
library(survey)
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## Loading required package: survival
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## dotchart
library(questionr)
library(dplyr)
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library(tidyverse)
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library(broom)
library(emmeans)
library(haven)
NSDUH_2019 <- read_sav("NSDUH_2019.SAV")
View(NSDUH_2019)
## attempted suicide
NSDUH_2019$attempt_suicide<-Recode(NSDUH_2019$ADWRSATP, recodes="1=1; 2=0;else=NA")
summary(NSDUH_2019$attempt_suicide, na.rm = TRUE)
## Min. 1st Qu. Median Mean 3rd Qu. Max. NA's
## 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.25 1.00 1.00 52599
## marital status
NSDUH_2019$marst<-Recode(NSDUH_2019$IRMARIT, recodes="1='married'; 2='divorced'; 3='widowed'; 4='separated'; else=NA", as.factor=T)
NSDUH_2019$marst<-relevel(NSDUH_2019$marst, ref='married')
## education recodes
NSDUH_2019$educ<-Recode(NSDUH_2019$IREDUHIGHST2, recodes="1:7='LssThnHgh'; 8='Hs'; 9='SomeCollege'; 10='Associates'; 11='Colgrad';else=NA", as.factor=T)
NSDUH_2019$educ<-relevel(NSDUH_2019$educ, ref='Colgrad')
## sexuality recodes
NSDUH_2019$sexuality<-Recode(NSDUH_2019$SEXIDENT, recodes="1='Heterosexual'; 2='Les/Gay'; 3='Bisexual';else=NA", as.factor=T)
NSDUH_2019$sexuality<-relevel(NSDUH_2019$sexuality, ref='Heterosexual')
## gender recodes
NSDUH_2019$male<-as.factor(ifelse(NSDUH_2019$IRSEX==1, "Male", "Female"))
## Race recoded items
NSDUH_2019$black<-Recode(NSDUH_2019$NEWRACE2, recodes="2=1; 9=NA; else=0")
NSDUH_2019$white<-Recode(NSDUH_2019$NEWRACE2, recodes="1=1; 9=NA; else=0")
NSDUH_2019$NatamAlknat<-Recode(NSDUH_2019$NEWRACE2, recodes="3=1; 9=NA; else=0")
NSDUH_2019$NathaOthnat<-Recode(NSDUH_2019$NEWRACE2, recodes="4=1; 9=NA; else=0")
NSDUH_2019$mult_race<-Recode(NSDUH_2019$NEWRACE2, recodes="6=1; 9=NA; else=0")
NSDUH_2019$asian<-Recode(NSDUH_2019$NEWRACE2, recodes="5=1; 9=NA; else=0")
NSDUH_2019$hispanic<-Recode(NSDUH_2019$NEWRACE2, recodes="7=1; 9=NA; else=0")
NSDUH_2019$race_eth<-Recode(NSDUH_2019$NEWRACE2,
recodes="1='white'; 2='black'; 3='NatamAlknat';4='NathaOthnat'; 5='asian'; 6='mult_race'; 7='hispanic'; else=NA",
as.factor = T)
Survey design cross tabs gender on attempting suicide
turtle<-svyby(formula = ~attempt_suicide,
by = ~male,
design = des,
FUN = svymean,
na.rm=T)
svychisq(~attempt_suicide+male,
design = des)
##
## Pearson's X^2: Rao & Scott adjustment
##
## data: svychisq(~attempt_suicide + male, design = des)
## F = 10.337, ndf = 1, ddf = 3454, p-value = 0.001316
turtle%>%
ggplot()+
geom_point(aes(x=male,y=attempt_suicide))+
geom_errorbar(aes(x=male, ymin = attempt_suicide-1.96*se,
ymax= attempt_suicide+1.96*se),
width=.25)+
labs(title = "Percent % of Suicide Attempts by Gender",
caption = "Source: NSDUH_2019, 2019 \n Calculations by Joshua A. Reyna, MS.",
x = "Gender",
y = "% Suicide Attempts")+
theme_minimal()

Survey design cross tabs race/ethnicity on attempting suicide
snake<-svyby(formula = ~attempt_suicide,
by = ~race_eth,
design = des,
FUN = svymean,
na.rm=T)
svychisq(~attempt_suicide+race_eth,
design = des)
##
## Pearson's X^2: Rao & Scott adjustment
##
## data: svychisq(~attempt_suicide + race_eth, design = des)
## F = 3.2632, ndf = 5.4789, ddf = 18924.1297, p-value = 0.004507
snake%>%
ggplot()+
geom_point(aes(x=race_eth,y=attempt_suicide))+
geom_errorbar(aes(x=race_eth, ymin = attempt_suicide-1.96*se,
ymax= attempt_suicide+1.96*se),
width=.25)+
labs(title = "Percent % of Suicide Attempts by Race/Ethnicity",
caption = "Source: NSDUH_2019, 2019 \n Calculations by Joshua A. Reyna, MS.",
x = "Race/Ethnicity",
y = "% Suicide Attempts")+
theme_minimal()

Survey design cross tabs marital status on attempting suicide
dog<-svyby(formula = ~attempt_suicide,
by = ~marst,
design = des,
FUN = svymean,
na.rm=T)
svychisq(~attempt_suicide+marst,
design = des)
##
## Pearson's X^2: Rao & Scott adjustment
##
## data: svychisq(~attempt_suicide + marst, design = des)
## F = 2.2559, ndf = 2.8871, ddf = 9971.9500, p-value = 0.08227
dog%>%
ggplot()+
geom_point(aes(x=marst,y=attempt_suicide))+
geom_errorbar(aes(x=marst, ymin = attempt_suicide-1.96*se,
ymax= attempt_suicide+1.96*se),
width=.25)+
labs(title = "Percent % of Suicide Attempts by Marital Status",
caption = "Source: NSDUH_2019, 2019 \n Calculations by Joshua A. Reyna, MS.",
x = "Marital Status",
y = "% Suicide Attempts")+
theme_minimal()

Survey design cross tabs sexuality on attempting suicide
bird<-svyby(formula = ~attempt_suicide,
by = ~sexuality,
design = des,
FUN = svymean,
na.rm=T)
svychisq(~attempt_suicide+sexuality,
design = des)
##
## Pearson's X^2: Rao & Scott adjustment
##
## data: svychisq(~attempt_suicide + sexuality, design = des)
## F = 4.9784, ndf = 1.9421, ddf = 6708.0272, p-value = 0.007455
bird%>%
ggplot()+
geom_point(aes(x=sexuality,y=attempt_suicide))+
geom_errorbar(aes(x=sexuality, ymin = attempt_suicide-1.96*se,
ymax= attempt_suicide+1.96*se),
width=.25)+
labs(title = "Percent % of Suicide Attempts by Sexuality",
caption = "Source: NSDUH_2019, 2019 \n Calculations by Joshua A. Reyna, MS.",
x = "Sexuality",
y = "% Suicide Attempts")+
theme_minimal()

Survey design cross tabs education on attempting suicide
cat<-svyby(formula = ~attempt_suicide,
by = ~educ,
design = des,
FUN = svymean,
na.rm=T)
svychisq(~attempt_suicide+educ,
design = des)
##
## Pearson's X^2: Rao & Scott adjustment
##
## data: svychisq(~attempt_suicide + educ, design = des)
## F = 9.8711, ndf = 3.948, ddf = 13636.411, p-value = 6.768e-08
cat%>%
ggplot()+
geom_point(aes(x=educ,y=attempt_suicide))+
geom_errorbar(aes(x=educ, ymin = attempt_suicide-1.96*se,
ymax= attempt_suicide+1.96*se),
width=.25)+
labs(title = "Percent % of Suicide Attempts by Educational Attainment",
caption = "Source: NSDUH_2019, 2019 \n Calculations by Joshua A. Reyna, MS.",
x = "Educational Attainment",
y = "% Suicide Attempts")+
theme_minimal()
## Discussion Tabulations and Chi squares
## Cross tabulations with chi square analysis were run on each of the independent variables on made a suicide attempt in adults. It should be noted that each variable was chosen based on viewings of both the US center for disease control, and various literature on the subject of suicide attempts. However, the chi square analyses indicated that marital status, sexuality, gender, and race do not have a statistically significant relationship with attempting suicide. That is, these variables do not have an effect on suicide attempts, education however does.
## The tabulations reveal a much more robust picture of percentages of suicide attempts. The most surprising, was the larger percentages of females that have attempted suicide vs males, which runs counter to the nationally representative data mentioned in the previous item. Interestingly, after gender, and of course second to education more disadvantaged groups has higher percentages of suicide attempts. These groups included native Hawaiians, Alaskan natives, American Indians, lesbian/gays, bisexuals, divorced and widowed people all of these groups each hide relatively high margins. The more well off people including married people, Whites, and heterosexuals had lower confidence intervals than the rest in their specific demographic categories. Again, Whites tend to have the highest suicide numbers according to the Us Center for Disease Control. Hispanics and Blacks tended to be relatively similar. Perhaps there is a greater discrepancy between divorced and separated people due to the stigma and relative cost that comes with divorce leading to differences in percentages. More education also led to lower percentages of suicide attempts. The results are presented with 95% confidence the true percentages are within those ranges listed.
## LOGIT MODELS WITH ODDS RATIOS AND CONFIDENCE INTERVALS
## With survey weights
sub<-NSDUH_2019 %>%
select(attempt_suicide, marst, educ, sexuality, male, white, black, hispanic, NatamAlknat, NathaOthnat, mult_race, asian, race_eth, ANALWT_C, VESTR) %>%
filter( complete.cases( . ))
options(survey.lonely.psu = "adjust")
des<-svydesign(ids= ~1,
strata= ~VESTR,
weights= ~ANALWT_C
, data = sub )
fit.logit2<-svyglm(attempt_suicide ~ race_eth + marst + educ + sexuality + male,
design = des,
family = binomial)
## Warning in eval(family$initialize): non-integer #successes in a binomial glm!
fit.logit2%>%
tidy()%>%
mutate(OR = exp(estimate),
LowerOR_Ci = exp(estimate - 1.96*std.error),
UpperOR_Ci = exp(estimate + 1.96*std.error))%>%
knitr::kable(digits = 3)
| (Intercept) |
-1.483 |
0.292 |
-5.075 |
0.000 |
0.227 |
0.128 |
0.403 |
| race_ethblack |
0.163 |
0.341 |
0.479 |
0.632 |
1.177 |
0.604 |
2.297 |
| race_ethhispanic |
0.040 |
0.330 |
0.122 |
0.903 |
1.041 |
0.545 |
1.988 |
| race_ethmult_race |
0.815 |
0.376 |
2.168 |
0.030 |
2.258 |
1.081 |
4.717 |
| race_ethNatamAlknat |
0.913 |
0.615 |
1.484 |
0.138 |
2.491 |
0.746 |
8.315 |
| race_ethNathaOthnat |
1.422 |
1.160 |
1.226 |
0.220 |
4.144 |
0.427 |
40.245 |
| race_ethwhite |
-0.041 |
0.278 |
-0.148 |
0.882 |
0.960 |
0.557 |
1.654 |
| marstdivorced |
0.027 |
0.411 |
0.065 |
0.948 |
1.027 |
0.459 |
2.300 |
| marstseparated |
-0.184 |
0.146 |
-1.263 |
0.207 |
0.832 |
0.625 |
1.107 |
| marstwidowed |
0.321 |
0.204 |
1.573 |
0.116 |
1.378 |
0.924 |
2.056 |
| educAssociates |
0.444 |
0.243 |
1.828 |
0.068 |
1.560 |
0.969 |
2.511 |
| educHs |
0.581 |
0.185 |
3.132 |
0.002 |
1.788 |
1.243 |
2.571 |
| educLssThnHgh |
1.301 |
0.240 |
5.429 |
0.000 |
3.672 |
2.296 |
5.873 |
| educSomeCollege |
0.511 |
0.171 |
2.986 |
0.003 |
1.667 |
1.192 |
2.332 |
| sexualityBisexual |
0.380 |
0.133 |
2.850 |
0.004 |
1.463 |
1.126 |
1.900 |
| sexualityLes/Gay |
0.383 |
0.294 |
1.303 |
0.193 |
1.467 |
0.824 |
2.609 |
| maleMale |
-0.368 |
0.135 |
-2.724 |
0.006 |
0.692 |
0.531 |
0.902 |
table(sub$attempt_suicide)
##
## 0 1
## 2625 879
table(sub$race_eth)
##
## asian black hispanic mult_race NatamAlknat NathaOthnat
## 113 237 495 195 50 9
## white
## 2405
table(sub$marst)
##
## married divorced separated widowed
## 892 43 2195 374
table(sub$educ)
##
## Colgrad Associates Hs LssThnHgh SomeCollege
## 871 337 859 288 1149
table(sub$sexuality)
##
## Heterosexual Bisexual Les/Gay
## 2616 725 163
table(sub$male)
##
## Female Male
## 2162 1342
Discussion 2 Odds Ratios
##In terms of significant results being multi racial, lesbian/gay, bisexual, and having low amounts of education increasing the odds of attempting suicide noting education used college graduates, and sexuality used heterosexuals as reference categories. Interestingly, being male actually lowered the odds of attempting suicide despite nationally, males actually committing suicide at higher rates. The results are consistent with the cross tabulations. In the case of people having less than a high school education, the odds of those with no hs degree attempting suicide is 1.3 times greater. Bisexuals and lesbians/gays have 38% higher odds of attempting suicide, mutli racial people being 77% more likely, and males being 36% less likely than females to attempt suicide. It would appear that the more marginalized groups commit suicide higher, with racial and marital groups that are disadvantaged having higher odds of attempting suicide.
3.Generate predicted probabilities for some “interesting” cases from your analysis, to highlight the effects from the model and your stated research question.
attach(sub)
rg<-ref_grid(fit.logit2)
marg_logit<-emmeans(object = rg,
specs = c("race_eth", "educ") ,
type="response" ,
data=sub)
knitr::kable(marg_logit, digits = 4)
| asian |
Colgrad |
0.2024 |
0.0514 |
Inf |
0.1197 |
0.3213 |
| black |
Colgrad |
0.2300 |
0.0497 |
Inf |
0.1470 |
0.3411 |
| hispanic |
Colgrad |
0.2089 |
0.0465 |
Inf |
0.1321 |
0.3144 |
| mult_race |
Colgrad |
0.3643 |
0.0756 |
Inf |
0.2320 |
0.5208 |
| NatamAlknat |
Colgrad |
0.3872 |
0.1381 |
Inf |
0.1681 |
0.6641 |
| NathaOthnat |
Colgrad |
0.5125 |
0.2859 |
Inf |
0.1004 |
0.9083 |
| white |
Colgrad |
0.1958 |
0.0292 |
Inf |
0.1448 |
0.2594 |
| asian |
Associates |
0.2835 |
0.0755 |
Inf |
0.1603 |
0.4505 |
| black |
Associates |
0.3178 |
0.0700 |
Inf |
0.1984 |
0.4672 |
| hispanic |
Associates |
0.2918 |
0.0630 |
Inf |
0.1847 |
0.4283 |
| mult_race |
Associates |
0.4719 |
0.0895 |
Inf |
0.3066 |
0.6436 |
| NatamAlknat |
Associates |
0.4964 |
0.1500 |
Inf |
0.2332 |
0.7616 |
| NathaOthnat |
Associates |
0.6212 |
0.2697 |
Inf |
0.1478 |
0.9394 |
| white |
Associates |
0.2752 |
0.0513 |
Inf |
0.1866 |
0.3859 |
| asian |
Hs |
0.3120 |
0.0712 |
Inf |
0.1914 |
0.4649 |
| black |
Hs |
0.3481 |
0.0604 |
Inf |
0.2406 |
0.4737 |
| hispanic |
Hs |
0.3207 |
0.0534 |
Inf |
0.2260 |
0.4330 |
| mult_race |
Hs |
0.5060 |
0.0783 |
Inf |
0.3566 |
0.6543 |
| NatamAlknat |
Hs |
0.5304 |
0.1424 |
Inf |
0.2692 |
0.7760 |
| NathaOthnat |
Hs |
0.6527 |
0.2597 |
Inf |
0.1660 |
0.9467 |
| white |
Hs |
0.3033 |
0.0382 |
Inf |
0.2340 |
0.3828 |
| asian |
LssThnHgh |
0.4823 |
0.0935 |
Inf |
0.3091 |
0.6599 |
| black |
LssThnHgh |
0.5231 |
0.0757 |
Inf |
0.3770 |
0.6654 |
| hispanic |
LssThnHgh |
0.4924 |
0.0775 |
Inf |
0.3456 |
0.6404 |
| mult_race |
LssThnHgh |
0.6778 |
0.0761 |
Inf |
0.5152 |
0.8064 |
| NatamAlknat |
LssThnHgh |
0.6989 |
0.1255 |
Inf |
0.4190 |
0.8819 |
| NathaOthnat |
LssThnHgh |
0.7943 |
0.1892 |
Inf |
0.2854 |
0.9739 |
| white |
LssThnHgh |
0.4720 |
0.0604 |
Inf |
0.3574 |
0.5898 |
| asian |
SomeCollege |
0.2973 |
0.0667 |
Inf |
0.1845 |
0.4417 |
| black |
SomeCollege |
0.3325 |
0.0585 |
Inf |
0.2290 |
0.4551 |
| hispanic |
SomeCollege |
0.3057 |
0.0524 |
Inf |
0.2135 |
0.4167 |
| mult_race |
SomeCollege |
0.4886 |
0.0774 |
Inf |
0.3424 |
0.6367 |
| NatamAlknat |
SomeCollege |
0.5130 |
0.1411 |
Inf |
0.2583 |
0.7612 |
| NathaOthnat |
SomeCollege |
0.6368 |
0.2648 |
Inf |
0.1568 |
0.9429 |
| white |
SomeCollege |
0.2887 |
0.0353 |
Inf |
0.2247 |
0.3624 |
## With survey design "interesting cases" Marital Status and education
rg<-ref_grid(fit.logit2)
marg_logit<-emmeans(object = rg,
specs = c( "marst", "educ"),
type="response" ,
data=sub)
knitr::kable(marg_logit, digits = 4)
| married |
Colgrad |
0.2810 |
0.0532 |
Inf |
0.1892 |
0.3956 |
| divorced |
Colgrad |
0.2865 |
0.0948 |
Inf |
0.1393 |
0.4990 |
| separated |
Colgrad |
0.2454 |
0.0469 |
Inf |
0.1653 |
0.3481 |
| widowed |
Colgrad |
0.3501 |
0.0692 |
Inf |
0.2289 |
0.4944 |
| married |
Associates |
0.3787 |
0.0717 |
Inf |
0.2511 |
0.5256 |
| divorced |
Associates |
0.3850 |
0.1172 |
Inf |
0.1918 |
0.6229 |
| separated |
Associates |
0.3365 |
0.0647 |
Inf |
0.2232 |
0.4723 |
| widowed |
Associates |
0.4566 |
0.0815 |
Inf |
0.3062 |
0.6153 |
| married |
Hs |
0.4113 |
0.0651 |
Inf |
0.2920 |
0.5420 |
| divorced |
Hs |
0.4178 |
0.1107 |
Inf |
0.2272 |
0.6365 |
| separated |
Hs |
0.3676 |
0.0548 |
Inf |
0.2681 |
0.4798 |
| widowed |
Hs |
0.4906 |
0.0726 |
Inf |
0.3527 |
0.6299 |
| married |
LssThnHgh |
0.5894 |
0.0741 |
Inf |
0.4405 |
0.7235 |
| divorced |
LssThnHgh |
0.5958 |
0.1188 |
Inf |
0.3591 |
0.7950 |
| separated |
LssThnHgh |
0.5442 |
0.0683 |
Inf |
0.4103 |
0.6720 |
| widowed |
LssThnHgh |
0.6643 |
0.0761 |
Inf |
0.5033 |
0.7944 |
| married |
SomeCollege |
0.3945 |
0.0620 |
Inf |
0.2815 |
0.5201 |
| divorced |
SomeCollege |
0.4009 |
0.1091 |
Inf |
0.2156 |
0.6198 |
| separated |
SomeCollege |
0.3516 |
0.0516 |
Inf |
0.2582 |
0.4579 |
| widowed |
SomeCollege |
0.4732 |
0.0710 |
Inf |
0.3395 |
0.6108 |
## With survey design "interesting cases" Gender and education
rg<-ref_grid(fit.logit2)
marg_logit<-emmeans(object = rg,
specs = c( "male", "educ"),
type="response" ,
data=sub)
knitr::kable(marg_logit, digits = 4)
| Female |
Colgrad |
0.3287 |
0.0584 |
Inf |
0.2256 |
0.4514 |
| Male |
Colgrad |
0.2530 |
0.0543 |
Inf |
0.1617 |
0.3730 |
| Female |
Associates |
0.4330 |
0.0742 |
Inf |
0.2969 |
0.5799 |
| Male |
Associates |
0.3456 |
0.0736 |
Inf |
0.2182 |
0.5000 |
| Female |
Hs |
0.4667 |
0.0661 |
Inf |
0.3422 |
0.5955 |
| Male |
Hs |
0.3771 |
0.0629 |
Inf |
0.2638 |
0.5057 |
| Female |
LssThnHgh |
0.6426 |
0.0706 |
Inf |
0.4959 |
0.7666 |
| Male |
LssThnHgh |
0.5543 |
0.0792 |
Inf |
0.3988 |
0.6998 |
| Female |
SomeCollege |
0.4494 |
0.0630 |
Inf |
0.3314 |
0.5734 |
| Male |
SomeCollege |
0.3609 |
0.0613 |
Inf |
0.2512 |
0.4873 |
## With survey design "interesting cases" Sexuality and education
rg<-ref_grid(fit.logit2)
marg_logit<-emmeans(object = rg,
specs = c( "sexuality", "educ"),
type="response" ,
data=sub)
knitr::kable(marg_logit, digits = 4)
| Heterosexual |
Colgrad |
0.2400 |
0.0456 |
Inf |
0.1621 |
0.3400 |
| Bisexual |
Colgrad |
0.3159 |
0.0598 |
Inf |
0.2117 |
0.4427 |
| Les/Gay |
Colgrad |
0.3165 |
0.0813 |
Inf |
0.1814 |
0.4918 |
| Heterosexual |
Associates |
0.3299 |
0.0632 |
Inf |
0.2194 |
0.4631 |
| Bisexual |
Associates |
0.4187 |
0.0757 |
Inf |
0.2814 |
0.5698 |
| Les/Gay |
Associates |
0.4193 |
0.1000 |
Inf |
0.2440 |
0.6177 |
| Heterosexual |
Hs |
0.3608 |
0.0550 |
Inf |
0.2612 |
0.4739 |
| Bisexual |
Hs |
0.4522 |
0.0655 |
Inf |
0.3296 |
0.5809 |
| Les/Gay |
Hs |
0.4529 |
0.0919 |
Inf |
0.2857 |
0.6313 |
| Heterosexual |
LssThnHgh |
0.5369 |
0.0728 |
Inf |
0.3950 |
0.6730 |
| Bisexual |
LssThnHgh |
0.6291 |
0.0742 |
Inf |
0.4762 |
0.7598 |
| Les/Gay |
LssThnHgh |
0.6297 |
0.0934 |
Inf |
0.4368 |
0.7884 |
| Heterosexual |
SomeCollege |
0.3448 |
0.0524 |
Inf |
0.2504 |
0.4534 |
| Bisexual |
SomeCollege |
0.4350 |
0.0634 |
Inf |
0.3171 |
0.5608 |
| Les/Gay |
SomeCollege |
0.4356 |
0.0899 |
Inf |
0.2737 |
0.6126 |
Discussion of the “Interesting” results
##To better expand upon the results thus far, it was then decided to do fitted values on the core demographic characteristics (gender, sexuality, race, and marital status) by educational attainment. Much in line with what the results from the logit regression confirmed, as educational attainment increases by marital status, the odds of attempting suicide also decreases. In each educational x marital status category, widowed individuals had the highest odds of attempting suicide, followed by divorced, married, then separated people. The results were largely consistent across the other demographic categories with more of the individuals in marginalized groups having higher levels of suicide as education decreases. However, it is also true for males, females still had higher odds of suicide across each educational output. Again, within racial contexts multi racial individuals, Native Hawaiians, and Alaskan Natives having the highest odds of a suicide attempt, with these percentages increasing the lower the amounts of education they had, in turn more education decreased the likelihood of attempting suicide. Perhaps, the human capital, and financial resources accumulated by education helps in determining suicide attempts. However, as the data collected is largely about mental health, and drug usage more tests need to be run on this population. In summary, the fitted values reflects the results of the logistic regression, and tabulations performed. Perhaps education offers a myriad of benefits that needs to be considered among other mortality items such as attempting suicide.