Projected geographic disparities in healthcare worker absenteeism from COVID-19 school closures and the economic feasibility of child care subsidies: a simulation study

Table 2 Estimated percentage of healthcare worker households with unmet child care needs, ω, closure effectiveness (CE), and actual diabetes prevalence for example counties

State	County	Unmet child care needs (%)	ω	CE (%)	Diabetes (%)	Rural (%)
AL	Conecuh	13.2 (13.1, 13.3)	2.24	7.3	20	81
CA	Fresno	12.9 (12.9, 12.9)	3.13	9.4	10	11
CA	San Francisco	3.7 (3.7, 3.7)	0.47	6.8	8	0
NY	Bronx	11.2 (11.2, 11.2)	0.75	9.2	13	0
SD	Todd	19 (18.8, 19.2)	2.93	7.6	15	100
TX	Hidalgo	16.8 (16.7, 16.8)	2.52	9.7	10	5

Closure effectiveness is defined as the percent reduction in peak hospital bed demand when R₀=2. A constant R₀ is used as an adjustment measure to illustrate comparisons of closure effectiveness between counties strictly based on demographics and not levels of social contact

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