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Table 3 Incidence of Influenza A and B patients by Mosaic Japan Groups (Non-age-adjusted condition)†

From: Geodemographics profiling of influenza A and B virus infections in community neighborhoods in Japan

Geodemographics Profile

Incidence of Influenza A

Mosaic Group

Population

No.

Population

Density

2004/05 Season

2005/06 Season

2006/07 Season

2007/08 Season

Description

  

No.

IVII

No.

IVII

No.

IVII

No.

IVII

B: Graduate Newcomers

15

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

C: Campus Lifestyles

262

1,914

7

179

5

64

7

90

9

134

D: Older Communities

1,200

2,466

13

73

33

92

18

50**

25

81

E: Middle Japan

57,443

1,158

877

102

1,670

97

1,689

99

1,476

100

F: Corporate Success Story

8,121

5,261

97

80*

248

102

249

103

199

96

G: Burdened Optimists

19,781

2,323

356

121***

840

142***

690

117***

691

137***

H: Social Housing Tenants

3,837

10,167

56

98

151

131***

156

136***

77

78*

I: Blue Collar Owners

2,759

289

96

233***

81

98

111

135**

84

119

J: Rural Fringe

13,495

188

138

68***

272

67***

300

75***

239

69***

K: Deeply Rural

5,988

161

46

51***

81

45***

144

81**

88

57***

Geodemographics Profile

Incidence of Influenza B

Mosaic Group

Population

No.

Population

Density

2004/05 Season

2005/06 Season

2006/07 Season

2007/08 Season

Description

  

No.

IVII

No.

IVII

No.

IVII

No.

IVII

B: Graduate Newcomers

15

5

0

0

-

-

0

0

-

-

C: Campus Lifestyles

262

1,914

8

116

-

-

2

43

-

-

D: Older Communities

1,200

2,466

27

86

-

-

9

43**

-

-

E: Middle Japan

57,443

1,158

1,555

103

-

-

1,031

102

-

-

F: Corporate Success Story

8,121

5,261

181

85*

-

-

93

65***

-

-

G: Burdened Optimists

19,781

2,323

593

114***

-

-

451

130***

-

-

H: Social Housing Tenants

3,837

10,167

118

117

-

-

39

58**

-

-

I: Blue Collar Owners

2,759

289

107

148***

-

-

52

107

-

-

J: Rural Fringe

13,495

188

277

78***

-

-

194

82**

-

-

K: Deeply Rural

5,988

161

94

60***

-

-

113

107

-

-

  1. † Population No., Number of people in each Mosaic Group. Population Density, Number of people per 1 square kilometer in each Mosaic Group.
  2. No., Number of patients by Mosaic Group each season. IVII, Index value of influenza incidence by Mosaic Group each season.
  3. IVII of Influenza B in the 2005/06 and 2007/08 seasons weren't calculated because of few cases.
  4. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
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