Table 1.
Characteristics of callers to the ICDC call center, February 5 to May 14, 2020 (N = 6623)
| Callers’ characteristics (N = 6623) | ||
|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | |
| Caller profession | ||
| Physician | 4135 | 62.4 |
| Nurse | 1235 | 18.7 |
| Emergency service provider | 27 | 0.4 |
| Medic | 9 | 0.1 |
| Administrator / medical secretary | 290 | 4.4 |
| General public | 162 | 2.5 |
| Other | 731 | 11.0 |
| Missing | 34 | 0.5 |
| Total | 6623 | 100 |
| Work setting | ||
| Outpatient clinic | 4915 | 74.2 |
| Hospital | 575 | 8.7 |
| Emergency services | 29 | 0.4 |
| Local Department of Health | 20 | 0.3 |
| Mother-child clinic | 12 | 0.2 |
| Other | 1071 | 16.2 |
| Missing | 1 | 0.0 |
| Total | 6623 | 100 |
| District | ||
| Northern (16.1% of Israel’s population) | 589 | 13.9 |
| Haifa (11.5% of Israel’s population) | 341 | 8.0 |
| Tel Aviv (15.9% of Israel’s population) | 403 | 9.5 |
| Central (24.5% of Israel’s population) | 1245 | 29.3 |
| Jerusalem (15.9% of Israel’s population) | 860 | 20.2 |
| Southern (14.5% of Israel’s population) | 593 | 14.0 |
| Judea/Samaria (4.8% of Israel’s population) | 216 | 5.1 |
| Total | 4247 | 100 |