Table 3. Number of episodes of lower respiratory syndrome that would be expected to occur only once a month and once a year, based on a generalized linear mixed model (GLMM), in a representative eastern Massachusetts census tracta.
| Month | Day of week | No. needed for once per month event | No. needed for once per year event |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Monday | 5 | 6 |
| January | Tuesday | 5 | 6 |
| January | Wednesday | 5 | 6 |
| January | Thursday | 5 | 6 |
| January | Friday | 5 | 5 |
| January | Saturday | 4 | 4 |
| January | Sunday | 4 | 4 |
| April | Monday | 4 | 5 |
| April | Tuesday | 4 | 5 |
| April | Wednesday | 4 | 5 |
| April | Thursday | 4 | 5 |
| April | Friday | 4 | 5 |
| April | Saturday | 3 | 4 |
| April | Sunday | 3 | 4 |
| July | Monday | 4 | 5 |
| July | Tuesday | 4 | 4 |
| July | Wednesday | 4 | 4 |
| July | Thursday | 4 | 4 |
| July | Friday | 4 | 4 |
| July | Saturday | 3 | 4 |
| July | Sunday | 3 | 4 |
| October | Monday | 5 | 6 |
| October | Tuesday | 4 | 5 |
| October | Wednesday | 4 | 5 |
| October | Thursday | 4 | 5 |
| October | Friday | 4 | 5 |
| October | Saturday | 4 | 4 |
| October | Sunday | 4 | 4 |
aThis census tract has 491 health plan members and a random effect of 0.083, illustrating the effect of day of week and month of year for 2002.