Volume 12, Number 11—November 2006
Research
Targeted Social Distancing Designs for Pandemic Influenza
Robert J. Glass*
, Laura M. Glass†, Walter E. Beyeler*, and H. Jason Min*
, Laura M. Glass†, Walter E. Beyeler*, and H. Jason Min*
Table 1
Groups, membership, networks, and mean frequencies of contact per link
| Group (no. groups in community) | Membership | Average no. links per member | Network type and parameters | Mean frequency of contact per link per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households without older adults (2,730) | 1–2 adults, 0–4 children, 0–4 teenagers, mean size 3.13 | 2.13 | Fully connected | 6 |
| Households with older adults (742) | 1–2 older adults, mean size 1.75 | 0.75 | Fully connected | 6 |
| Extended families or neighborhoods (800) | 0–2 older adults, 0–8 adults, 0–8 teenagers, 0–8 children, mean size 12.5 | 11.5 | Fully connected | 1 |
| Child classes (69) | 1 class per child, 20–35 children in each | 4 | Ring network, 2 neighbors on either side | 6 |
| Child random (1) | All children | 3 | Random network link density 3/1,769 | 1 |
| Teenager classes (264) | 6 classes per teenager, 20–35 teenagers in each | 4 | Ring network, 2 neighbors on either side | 1 |
| Teenager random (1) | All teenagers | 3 | Random network link density of 3/1,129 | 1 |
| Adult work (351) | 1 work group per adult, 10–50 adults in each | 6 | Ring network, 3 neighbors on either side | 1 |
| Adult random (1) | All adults | 3 | Random network link density of 3/5,849 | 1 |
| Older adult gathering (156) | 1 gathering per person, 5–20 persons in each | 4 | Ring network, 2 neighbors on either side | 1 |
| Older adult random (1) | All older adults | 3 | Random network link density of 3/1,249 | 1 |
| Overall random (1) | All age classes | 25 | Random network link density of 25/9,999 | 1/25 a day |
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