Table 1 Variables of world and agents in the vocal stigma agent-based model
From: An integrated empirical and computational study to decipher help-seeking behaviors and vocal stigma
ABM variables | Real-world components | Estimated range/values |
|---|---|---|
World Variables | ||
Ratio of rural to non-rural agents | 5% | |
Rural area | 55 patches | |
Max number of links | min = 0, max = number of agents | |
Number of interactions with the max number of links | Time when max number of links is established | |
Agent variables | ||
Gender | male, female | |
Age | Mean = 43.68 (SD = 12.56) | |
Education level | High school diploma (9%), Apprenticeship/trade (5%), College/CEGEP (16.5%), Bachelors (46%), Graduate (23.5%) None (0%) | |
Vocal training | None (4%), less than 1 year (11%), less than or equal to 3 years (21.5%), less than or equal to 5 years (13%), more than 5 years (50.5%) | |
Proportion of income dependent on using their voice professionally | None or almost none (8%), less than half (24.5%), about half (17.5%), greater than half (18.5%), all (29%), not answered (2.5%) | |
Information | 0–20 | |
Motivation | 0–20 | |
Behavior skills | 0–20 | |
Frequency of voice disorder | Never (51%), Every few years (33.5%), Yearly (9%), Quarterly (4.5%), Monthly (0.5%), All the Time (1.5%) | |
Previous history of voice disorder | Never (50%), currently have disorder (6%), within the past month (4.5%), within the past year (9.5%), more than a year ago (30%) | |
