Table 1 Descriptive Statistics
Variable | Description | Obs | Mean | Std. dev. | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
t | Daily time variable from 1 (= March 11, 2020; the first documentation of COVID19 cases) to 560 (= September 21, 2021) | 71,580 | 342.57 | 134.79 | 11 | 560 |
\(\Delta ln(Cum\_Deaths)=ln{(Cum\_Deaths)}_{t}-ln{\left(Cum\_Deaths\right)}_{t-1}\) | Approximated daily mortality growth rate from SARS-COV2 virus in each of the 173 Israeli municipalities where \(Cum\_Deaths\) is the accumulated number of deaths | 71,580 | 0.0013 | 0.0074 | 0 | 0.2113 |
MedianAge | Median age of municipal residents in years | 71,580 | 28.71 | 6.37 | 11.44 | 40.73 |
PopulationSize | Population size of the municipality | 71,580 | 51,214.85 | 95,698.34 | 5,232 | 865,721 |
Dum_vaccine | 1 = post-vaccine era (December 20, 2020-September 21, 2021); 0 = pre-vaccine era (March 21, 2020-December 19, 2020) | 71,580 | 0.6542 | Irrelevant | 0 | 1 |
Population_density | Population per Square Kilometer | 63,555 | 3,558 | 3,699 | 169 | 26,512 |
Lockdowns | 1 = Lockdowns; 0 = otherwise | 71,580 | 0.1733 | Irrelevant | 0 | 1 |
Holidays | 1 = Holidays; 0 = otherwise | 71,580 | 0.1154 | Irrelevant | 0 | 1 |