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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of epidemiology emergency response survey respondents, 2019–2020

From: Team effectiveness: epidemiologists’ perception of collective performance during emergency response

Category

Items

n = 166 (100%)

Survey language

English

157 (95%)

French

9 (5%)

Age (years)

< 20

0 (0%)

20–29

10 (6%)

30–39

78 (47%)

40–49

47 (28%)

50–59

25 (15%)

60 + 

6 (4%)

Identified gender

Female

85 (51%)

Male

79 (48%)

Not reported

2 (1%)

Region (WHO region)

Africa

43 (26%)

Americas

47 (28%)

Eastern Mediterranean

6 (4%)

Europe

20 (12%)

South-east Asia

14 (9%)

Western Pacific

36 (22%)

Responder type (n = 162/166)

National

96 (59%)

International

66 (41%)

Epidemiology experience (n = 164/166)

< 5 years

53 (32%)

5 + years

113 (68%)

Epidemiology emergency response experience (n = 164/166)

≤ 3 events

79 (48%)

4 + events

85 (52%)

  1. *denominator = 166 unless otherwise stated