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Table 1 Model parameters

From: Simulating school closure policies for cost effective pandemic decision making

Sociological Parameters

       

Reference(s)

Age Groups

   

Population

    

<= 5

   

2,019,138

   

FedStat [29]

>5 < =18

   

4,655,105

    

> = 19

   

17,612,731

    

Total

   

24,326,974

    

% With Children <16

   

53.58

   

FedStat [29]

Average Daily Salary ($/day)

   

135.25

    

Employment Rate (%)

   

93

    

Single Parents (%)

   

20

   

Lempel et al. [3]

Working parents missing work (%)

   

14

    

Days Work Missed

   

2.5 (Couples), 5 (Single Parents)

    

Discount Rate (%)

   

3

   

[4,26]

Cost of Monitoring Infections ($)

   

100

   

Assumed

Contact Rates (people/day)

       

Mossong et al. [30]

Schools open

 

Adults

  

Children

   

Adults

 

7

  

1

   

Children

 

6

  

10

   

Schools closed

 

Adults

  

Children

   

Adults

 

7

  

1

   

Children

 

4

  

2

   

Transmission Rates (β)

 

Adults

  

Children

  

Cauchemez et al. [8]

  

Min

Most Likely

Max

Min

Most Likely

Max

 

R 0 ~ [1.1-1.5]

Adults

0.123

0.145

0.168

0.141

0.167

0.193

 
 

Children

0.227

0.269

0.31

0.262

0.309

0.257

 

R 0 ~ [1.5-2.1]

Adults

0.178

0.201

0.234

0.205

0.231

0.269

 
 

Children

0.33

0.372

0.434

0.38

0.427

0.499

 

Other Influenza Parameters

        

Latent period (1/μ)

 

3 days

     

Gojovic et al. [12]

Infectious period (1/γ)

 

6 days

      

Case Fatality Rates (CFR)

 

Adults

  

Children

   

Low Severity Scenario

 

0.159%

  

0.01%

  

Presanis et al. [31]

High Severity Scenario

 

2%

  

2%

  

Chowell et al. [32]