Table 1 Descriptive statistics of survey population
Saving lives (main dependent variable) | Â |
|---|---|
 Underreaction | 64 (27%) |
 Neither underreaction nor overreaction | 129 (56%) |
 Overreaction | 39 (17%) |
Dominant Ideas (main independent variable) | |
 Supporting focused protection, N Experts (%) | |
  No (baseline) | 175 (75%) |
  Yes | 57 (25%) |
National Factors | |
 Country, N Experts (%) | |
  Norway (baseline) | 53 (23%) |
  Denmark | 88 (38%) |
  Sweden | 91 (39%) |
Locational Factors | Â |
 National Public health institution, N Experts (%) | |
  No (baseline) | 183 (79%) |
  Yes | 49 (21%) |
 Seniority, N Experts (%) | |
  Senior (Full professorship or Chief Physician) (baseline) | 132 (57%) |
  Management | 22 (9%) |
  Other (less than senior or management, eg. associate/assistant professor, MD) | 78 (34%) |
 Advised National Government, N Experts (%) | |
  No (baseline) | 113 (49%) |
  Yes | 119 (51%) |
Disciplinary factors, N Experts (%) | |
 Medicine (baseline) | 109 (47%) |
 Public Health | 57 (25%) |
 Economics | 36 (15%) |
 Lab | 30 (13%) |
Demographic and geographic factors | |
 Gender, N Experts (%) | |
  Male (baseline) | 169 (73%) |
  Female | 63 (27%) |
 Age, Year, mean ± SD (range) | |
  Age | 57 ± 11 (46–68) |
 Metropolitan regions, N Experts (%) | |
  No (baseline) | 69 (30%) |
  Yes | 163 (70%) |
Sampling factors | |
 On expert list, N Experts (%) | |
  No (baseline) | 173 (75%) |
  Yes | 59 (25%) |