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. 2012 Mar 1;8(3):312–322. doi: 10.4161/hv.18569

Table 2. Demographic parameters.

Population inputs
Value
Source
Distribution of age groups*
0–6 mo old
1%
Estadisticas vitales—informacion basica año 2006. Ministerio de salud de la nación21
6–23 mo old
3%
2–4 y old
5%
5–10 y old
9%
11–14 y old
9%
15–18 y old
9%
19–49 y old
42%
50–64 y old
13%
65+ y old 10%
Distribution of household size (in persons)*
1
16%
Estadisticas vitales—informacion basica año 2006. Ministerio de salud de la nación21
2
21%
3
19%
4
19%
5
13%
6
7%
7
4%
Probability of monoparental household
0.18
22
Probability of household with children and elderly
0.08
22
Average size of workgroups (in persons)
25
8, 10
Probability of working in a different community
0.6
8, 10
Proportion of workers in the active population 0.922 22
Proportion of high-risk individuals in each age group
0–18 y old
5%
Assumptions
19–64 y old
30%
65+ y old 40%
*

total does not match 100% due to rounding.