Table 1 Descriptive statistics.
From: Addressing heatwave impacts on hospital admissions in an Italian region
Label | Variable | Obs | Mean | Std. dev. | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ED | Number of people resident in the municipality that went to ED on that day. | 206,800 | 4.729275 | 20.66285 | 0 | 629 |
EDpc | Number of people resident in the municipality that went to ED on that day divided by the municipality population. | 206,800 | 0.0043072 | 0.005364 | 0 | 0.1013514 |
ED Red | Number of people resident in the municipality that went to ED on that day and were coded as Red cases in the triage. | 206,800 | 0.0442118 | 0.3659921 | 0 | 18 |
EDpc Red | Number of people resident in the municipality that went to ED on that day and were coded as Red cases in the triage, divided by the municipality population. | 206,800 | 3.99e-06 | 0.000047 | 0 | 0.003268 |
HW 36 | Dichotomous dummy variable, equal to 1 if the municipality had a Heat Index of at least 36 °C in the last three days. | 206,800 | 0.1216973 | 0.3269367 | 0 | 1 |
HW 37 | Dichotomous dummy variable, equal to 1 if the municipality had a Heat Index of at least 37 °C in the last three days. | 206,800 | 0.0804014 | 0.2719142 | 0 | 1 |
HW 38 | Dichotomous dummy variable, equal to 1 if the municipality had a Heat Index of at least 38 °C in the last three days. | 206,800 | 0.0537766 | 0.2255769 | 0 | 1 |
HW 39 | Dichotomous dummy variable, equal to 1 if the municipality had a Heat Index of at least 39 °C in the last three days. | 206,800 | 0.0354836 | 0.184999 | 0 | 1 |
HW 40 | Dichotomous dummy variable, equal to 1 if the municipality had a Heat Index of at least 40 °C in the last three days. | 206,800 | 0.0245164 | 0.1546464 | 0 | 1 |
HW 41 | Dichotomous dummy variable, equal to 1 if the municipality had a Heat Index of at least 41 °C in the last three days. | 206,800 | 0.0180658 | 0.1331896 | 0 | 1 |
HW 42 | Dichotomous dummy variable, equal to 1 if the municipality had a Heat Index of at least 42 °C in the last three days. | 206,800 | 0.0130029 | 0.1132868 | 0 | 1 |
HW 43 | Dichotomous dummy variable, equal to 1 if the municipality had a Heat Index of at least 43 °C in the last three days. | 206,800 | 0.0090135 | 0.0945111 | 0 | 1 |
HW 44 | Dichotomous dummy variable, equal to 1 if the municipality had a Heat Index of at least 44 °C in the last three days. | 206,800 | 0.005324 | 0.0727713 | 0 | 1 |
Log Income pc | Logarithm of the average taxable income from work in the municipality. | 206,800 | 9.582176 | 0.1511644 | 9.144858 | 10.15209 |
Secondary | Share of the municipality population with a secondary school diploma (high school). | 206,800 | 0.3286888 | 0.0306099 | 0.2181818 | 0.4181818 |
25–34 y.o. | Share of the municipality population aged between 25 and 34 years old. | 206,800 | 0.1236444 | 0.0137847 | 0.0724638 | 0.177453 |
35–44 y.o. | Share of the municipality population aged between 35 and 44 years old. | 206,800 | 0.1295326 | 0.0170352 | 0.0570175 | 0.1870584 |
45–54 y.o. | Share of the municipality population aged between 45 and 54 years old. | 206,800 | 0.1532019 | 0.0110414 | 0.1089212 | 0.1824324 |
55–64 y.o. | Share of the municipality population aged between 55 and 64 years old. | 206,800 | 0.1380835 | 0.0133523 | 0.0925329 | 0.1983299 |
65–74 y.o. | Share of the municipality population aged between 65 and 74 years old. | 206,800 | 0.1070613 | 0.0179954 | 0.0546719 | 0.1783567 |
Dens | Population density in the municipality | 206,800 | 801.1155 | 1561.326 | 6.229151 | 12186.42 |
Green | Share of the ED accesses from the municipality that were coded green in the triage. | 206,800 | 0.1101622 | 0.23597 | 0 | 1 |
