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Table 1 Existing COVID-19 Policy Responses Coding Frameworks

From: Strengthening policy coding methodologies to improve COVID-19 disease modeling and policy responses: a proposed coding framework and recommendations

Authors

No. of Domains

List of Domains

Intra-Domain Coding (binary or ordinal scale)

Data Source(s)

Adolph et al. [2]

5

gathering restrictions;

school closures;

restaurants;

non-essential businesses;

stay-at-home orders

Binary (later supplemented to include additional domains and some intra-domain scales)

Primary source policies

Krishnamachari et al. [3]

5

gathering restrictions;

school closures;

restaurants;

non-essential businesses;

stay-at-home orders

Binary

Adolph et al./Fullman et al. database

McGrail et al. [13]

1

lockdowns

Binary

Aura Vision Global COVID-19 Lockdown Tracker (which primarily relies on media reports)

Killeen et al. [5]

6

stay at home order;

gathering ban greater than 50; gathering ban greater than 500; public school;

restaurant dine-in; entertainment/gym

Binary

Media reports

Courtemanche et al. [6]

4

large event bans;

entertainment-related businesses; school closures;

shelter in place orders

Binary

Killeen et al. dataset

Fowler et al. [7]

1

Stay at home orders

Binary

New York Times website and local media reports

Abouk & Heydari [8]

6

statewide stay-at-home orders; stay-at-home orders only applying to certain populations or only certain counties or cities; non-essential business closures; large gathering bans; school closure mandates; restaurant and bar limits

Binary

Primary source policies collected by Kaiser Family Foundation β€œState Data and Policy Actions”

Strickland et al. [9]

3

stay at home orders;

non-essential services closed;

educational facilities closed

Binary

UW IHME website

Lasry et al. [10]

5 (statewide policy domains)

6 (local policy domains)

limits on mass gatherings;

limits on senior living facilities;

school closures;

limits on bars and restaurants;

stay-at-home/shelter-in-place orders;

curfews

Binary

Primary source policies and media reports

Hale et al. [11]

6

school closing; workplace closing; cancel public events; restrictions on gatherings; close public transport; and stay at home requirements

Ordinal scale (0–2; 0–3; or 0–4)

Media reports; primary source policies