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. 2021 May 6;16(5):e0250707. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250707

Table 2. List of variables, definitions and source.

Variable Variable description Source
Cumulative incidence rate (cases) after 100 days Number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 persons per day 100 from the date of notification in the national registry of the first case in each administrative unit (municipality) Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation
Ministry of Health
Cumulative incidence rate (cases) peak of cases (daily) Number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people on the day with the highest number of current (active) cases according to onset of symptoms in each administrative unit (municipality) Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation
Days to peak (cases) Number of days between the day of the first case notified in the national registry and the day with the highest number of current cases (active) according to the onset of symptoms in each administrative unit (municipality) Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation
Ministry of Health
Cumulative incidence rate (deaths) after 100 days Number of deaths due to COVID-19 (with and without laboratory confirmation -U07.1 and U07.2, respectively-) per 100,000 persons per day 100 from the date of notification in the national registry of the first case in each administrative unit (municipality) Department of Statistics and Health Information (DEIS) Ministry of Health
Cumulative incidence rate (deaths) peak of deaths (daily) Number of deaths due to COVID-19 (with and without laboratory confirmation—U07.1 and U07.2, respectively) per 100,000 people during the day with the highest number of deaths in each administrative unit (municipality) Department of Statistics and Health Information (DEIS) Ministry of Health
Days to peak (deaths) Number of days between the day of the first case notified in the national registry and day with the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 (with and without laboratory confirmation—U07.1 and U07.2, respectively) in each administrative unit (municipality) Department of Statistics and Health Information (DEIS) Ministry of Health
Women Percentage of women living in the administrative unit (municipality) Casen 2017
Children Percentage of children under age of 6 living in the administrative unit (municipality) Casen 2017
People 65+ Percentage of people 65+ living in the administrative unit (municipality) Casen 2017
People 80+ Percentage of people 80+ living in the administrative unit (municipality) Casen 2017
Migrants Percentage of people living in the administrative unit (municipality) who declare having a foreign nationality and have been living in another country five years ago Casen 2017
Population density Ratio of population of a administrative unit (municipality) and its area in km2 National Municipal Information System (SINIM), 2019
Rurality Percentage of people living in a territory defined as rural in each administrative unit. National Municipal Information System (SINIM), 2019
Multidimensional poverty Percentage of people classified as poor using the index of multidimensional poverty, in each administrative unit. Index that measures deficiencies per household in education (schooling (7.5%), attendance (7.5%) and backwardness (7.5%)), health (insurance affiliation (7.5%), malnutrition (7.5%) and access to care (7.5%)), work and social security (occupation (7.5%), social security (7, 5%) and pensions (7.5%)), housing and environment (basic services (7.5%), housing status and overcrowding (7.5%) and environment (7.5%)) and networks and social cohesion (perceived social support and participation (3.33%), equal treatment (3.33%) and security (3.33%)) in the administrative unit (municipality) Casen 2017
Income poverty Percentage of people who cannot meet their basic needs, estimated from a basic food basket in the administrative unit (municipality), using the CASEN definition. Casen 2017
No overcrowding Percentage of people who declares living in a household with less than 2.5 persons per exclusive use bedroom in the administrative unit (municipality) Casen 2017
Critical overcrowding Percentage of people who declares living in a household with 5 and more persons per exclusive use bedroom; and households without exclusive use bedrooms in the administrative unit (municipality) Casen 2017
Years of education Average number of years of schooling of the population aged 15 and over in the administrative unit (municipality) Casen 2017
Self-employed worker Percentage of people who declares their job status being self-employed worker in the administrative unit (municipality) Casen 2017
Green spaces Ratio of green area (m2) per person living in the administrative unit (municipality) System of Urban Development Indicators and Standards (SIEDU) of the National Institute of Statistics
Use public transportation Percentage of people in each administrative unit (municipality) that declares using public transportation regularly use public transportation Casen 2017
Water inside the house Percentage of people that declares having public water with an in-home tap in the administrative unit (municipality) Casen 2017
Public health insurance Percentage of the population that is covered by health insurance (public, private or armed forces) in the administrative unit (municipality) Casen 2017
Difficulty getting healthcare Percentage of the people that claims to have had a problem obtaining care (any of the following reasons: had no time, had no money, it is too expensive, asked but did not get an appointment with the physician, or got an appointment but further in time), in the last three months in the administrative unit (municipality) Casen 2017
Distance to health center Percentage of the people in each administrative unit (municipality) that declares living at less than 2.5 kilometers from a health center Casen 2017
COVID-19 risk factors Percentage of the population that declares to have been in medical treatment during the last twelve months for arterial hypertension, diabetes, acute myocardial infarction, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, moderate or severe bronchial asthma or terminal chronic renal failure in the administrative unit (municipality) Index created from Casen 2017