In the calculation of this variable we use municipality information, but the whole analysis is based on state information.
The standard deviations are obtained as the exposure per municipality since we use municipality information to calculate the exposure per state10.
By developing regression models using municipality, age and sex specific strata, we were able to examine age and sex effect modification in the age group mostly focused, namely elderly people.
Source: Oinofita municipality Using municipality records, we identified 5842 individuals who met the following criteria: a) being a legally registered citizen of the municipality at any time during the follow up period (1/1/1999 - 31/12/2009) and b) being registered as a permanent resident of Oinofita in the municipality records.
A similar outcome is achieved using municipalities (LAU regions instead of NUTS3), where for the overall period between 1960 and 2010 we have registered ( varDelta {A}_i ) 60,t = 86.3%; ( varDelta {PA}_i ) 60,t = 52.4%; ( varDelta {IA}_i ) 60,t = 22.2.
We conducted an analytical, ecological geographical- and temporal-cluster study, using municipality-month as the study unit.
This is an ecological analysis using municipalities and groups of women at 5-year age intervals within municipalities as study units.
These regression models were selected to estimate mortality rate ratios, both crude and adjusted, using municipalities with no coverage of FHP as reference category.
We check for interference using municipalities outside the experimental group (their exposure is random [ 52]) using administrative data from the Federal Treasury detailing what categories of municipal public goods municipalities invest in and their rate of disbursements.
In practical terms, it is most convenient to use municipality-based data because of the high availability and accuracy of the data, particularly in terms of demographics and health care variables.
The study unit used was municipality-month (156 municipalities * 27 months, n = 4212) in the Galician provinces of Corunna (A Coruña) and Pontevedra.
