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Table 4 Incidence of Influenza A and B patients by Mosaic Japan Groups (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

172

5

61

7

86

9

128

D: Older Communities

1,200

2,466

13

103

33

127

18

67

25

114

E: Middle Japan

57,443

1,158

877

104

1,670

98

1,689

100

1,476

102

F: Corporate Success Story

8,121

5,261

97

86

248

109

249

109

199

103

G: Burdened Optimists

19,781

2,323

356

102

840

121***

690

102

691

116***

H: Social Housing Tenants

3,837

10,167

56

77

151

106

156

111

77

62***

I: Blue Collar Owners

2,759

289

96

209***

81

89

111

123*

84

107

J: Rural Fringe

13,495

188

138

79**

272

77***

300

83***

239

78***

K: Deeply Rural

5,988

161

46

66**

81

58***

144

100

88

73***

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

110

-

-

2

44

-

-

D: Older Communities

1,200

2,466

27

115

-

-

9

63

-

-

E: Middle Japan

57,443

1,158

1,555

104

-

-

1,031

107*

-

-

F: Corporate Success Story

8,121

5,261

181

91

-

-

93

68***

-

-

G: Burdened Optimists

19,781

2,323

593

99

-

-

451

109

-

-

H: Social Housing Tenants

3,837

10,167

118

97

-

-

39

43***

-

-

I: Blue Collar Owners

2,759

289

107

137**

-

-

52

91

-

-

J: Rural Fringe

13,495

188

277

89

-

-

194

88

-

-

K: Deeply Rural

5,988

161

94

74**

-

-

113

135**

-

-

  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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