Table 2: The associations between social cohesion, social participation of older people, and suicide SMR separated by the earlier and later periods in multiple linear regression analysis.

-	The earlier period
-	Male		Female
-	β	P	β	P
Social cohesion (%)*	2.48	0.005	-0.67	0.6
Population density (pop./km2)	-0.0008	0.5	-0.0005	0.8
Proportion of older people (%)	-0.02	0.66	0.003	0.96
Annual divorce rate (%)	-0.16	0.51	0.08	0.83
Unemployment rate (%)	-0.05	0.66	-0.05	0.8
Proportion of workers engaged in primary industries (%)	-0.01	0.55	0.02	0.56
-	Male		Female
-	β	P	β	P
Social participation of older people (%)*	-1.66	0.24	2.36	0.2
Population density (pop./km2)	-0.001	0.44	-0.0004	0.85
Proportion of older people (%)	0.015	0.7	-0.007	0.89
Annual divorce rate (%)	-0.47	0.09	0.22	0.53
Unemployment rate (%)	-0.16	0.28	0.04	0.83
Proportion of workers engaged in primary industries (%)	-0.017	0.49	0.014	0.66