Table 4.
Association of Publication Region with Proportion of Women Experts in COVID-19-Related Newspaper Articles
| Region* | Unique experts (number)† | Unique women experts, n (% of region unique experts) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | 814 | 275 (33.8) | Reference Group | - |
| Midwest | 211 | 88 (41.7) | 1.30 (0.96-1.77) | 0.09 |
| West | 300 | 97 (32.3) | 0.91 (0.69-1.21) | 0.69 |
| South | 518 | 177 (34.2) | 0.99 (0.79-1.25) | 0.79 |
*Regions are defined by the US Bureau of the Census:9 Northeast includes the Boston Globe, New York Post, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal; Midwest includes the Chicago Tribune and Star Tribune; West includes the Los Angeles Times; South includes the Washington Post and USA Today
†The total number of unique experts includes unique counted per region and the total number is therefore greater than shown in Table 2