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. 2022 Sep 20;22:743. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07703-w

Table 2.

Immunization rate assumptions. Assumptions for assigning immunization rates to schools and individuals

School
For schools in synthetic population Assumption of immunization rate
Both 6th grade and kindergarten rates available Use the corresponding immunization rates
Kindergarten rate not available Use the kindergarten rate of the nearest school
6th grade rate not available Use the 6th grade rate of the nearest school
Neither available Use the available corresponding rate of the nearest school
Individuals
Age Immunization rate assumption
Up to 11 years Use the associated school’s kindergarten immunization rate
12 – 17 years Use the associated school’s 6th grade immunization rate
18 years and above Use the average state level immunization rate for the years 1995 to 2004