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. 2014 Nov 7;281(1794):20140886. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0886

Table 2.

CCS estimates (population in thousands) and model fits for cities. Each CCS estimate is the X-intercept of a linear model of proportion zero observations (Pr0) versus population size, excluding cities with no sampled zeros (see figure 3). Thus, each CCS estimate is the expected population size (total: CCST, effective: CCSE) at which no zeros are observed. The longer two-week sampling period of E&W is expected to reduce Pr0, and thus lower both measures of CCS, relative to the USA. WC, whooping cough.

disease area CCST [×103] adj R2 CCSE [×103] adj R2
measles E&W 325 0.84 180 0.82
measles USA 1678 0.63 417 0.89
WC USA 952 0.37 71 0.90