2008 European Adult Social Contact and Frequency Networks
Examining Dynamics of Contact in Different Environments
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About this dataset
This dataset provides valuable insights into the social contact patterns and frequency of contacts between adults in Europe in 2008. It includes a host of features such as age estimates, gender, home life, work, school, transport and leisure activities. The dataset also covers an array of contact frequencies such as regular meetings with family or friends, physical contact with people outside the household and overall duration spent together. Each data point provides an all-encompassing view of social interactions in adult networks between 2008 - all contributing to our understanding of human behaviour across different European contexts!
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How to use the dataset
This dataset aims to measure social contact and the frequency of contact between adults in Europe in 2008. Through this dataset, you can observe how different factors like age, gender, and occupation can predict social interaction. The columns provided in the dataset helps us to analyze how these factors affect the duration and frequency of contacts.
In order to use this dataset effectively, we need to pay close attention to all of the available variables. For example, looking at cnt_age_exact gives us an exact age for each contact person in a particular network or community. Similarly, cnt_age_est_min provides an estimated minimum age while cnt_age_est_max estimates a maximum age range for these contacts. Additionally, both phys_contact and frequency multi tell us about physical contacts that were established with other people as well as their relative durations (duration multi).
Finally, observing the values for cnt home/work/school help uncover how many contacts were made at each associated location on average; furthermore it is possible to see what kind of settings tend to encourage more person-to-person interactions by measuring the number of contacts there are at each site or domain (i.e.: cnt leisure). This data set then takes these observations one step further by delving into other locations such as transport which could potentially hold more meaningful insight into communication rates between groups within society! Thus it is possible not only quantify communication rate but also make connections that may have otherwise been missed without such an expansive source
Research Ideas
- Using the exact and estimated age ranges, gender, contact frequency and duration data, this dataset can be used to analyze differences in social contact patterns between different age groups and genders in Europe.
- The contact data could also be used to study the prevalence of physical contacts between adults in various locations (e.g. home environments, schools or workplaces) as well as to model transmission patterns of infectious diseases through these social networks.
- Additionally, the cnt_home and cnt_work columns could be studied separately to analyze the effect of working from home on people’s social contacts with other family members or peers at work respectively
Acknowledgements
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
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License
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) - Public Domain Dedication
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Columns
File: 2008_Mossong_POLYMOD_contact_common.csv
| Column name |
Description |
| cnt_age_exact |
The exact age of the person contacted. (Integer) |
| cnt_age_est_min |
The estimated lower end age of the person contacted. (Integer) |
| cnt_age_est_max |
The estimated upper end age of the person contacted. (Integer) |
| cnt_gender |
The gender of the person contacted. (String) |
| cnt_home |
The number of contacts made at home. (Integer) |
| cnt_work |
The number of contacts made at work. (Integer) |
| cnt_school |
The number of contacts made at school. (Integer) |
| cnt_transport |
The number of contacts made while using public transport. (Integer) |
| cnt_leisure |
The number of contacts made while engaging in leisure activities. (Integer) |
| cnt_otherplace |
The number of contacts made at other places. (Integer) |
| frequency_multi |
The frequency of contact with the person. (Integer) |
| phys_contact |
The type of physical contact with the person. (String) |
| duration_multi |
The duration of contact with the person. (Integer) |
Acknowledgements
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