Table 1 Model parameters.

From: A Synthetic Population for Modelling the Dynamics of Infectious Disease Transmission in American Samoa

Parameter

Value

Description

p 1

0.15

Annul probability of getting married for single individuals

p 2

0.0001

Annual probability of separation for couples

p 3

0.05

Annual probability of moving to institutionalized households for individuals alone

p 4

0.5

Annual probability of fracture for large households

s

10

Threshold for household fracture

  1. *Parameterization: p1, assuming 95% individuals will get married before 35; p2, observed rare annul divorce cases in the statistical yearbook; p3, p4 and \(s\), chosen to get an expected simulated household size distribution.
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