The impact of accountability on local officials’ behavior in the pandemic prevention and control in China based on utility maximization

Table 2 Demographic attributes of the officials

Position	Attributes	Distribution	Frequency	Percent (%)
Mayor	Gender	Male	222	93.67
		Female	15	6.33
	Age	30–40 years	1	0.42
		41–50 years	69	29.11
		Above 50 years	167	70.46
	Undergraduate major type	Science and engineering	59	24.89
		Liberal arts	178	75.11
	Postgraduate degree type	Full-time postgraduate	37	15.61
		Part-time postgraduate	200	84.39
	Title	Have	34	14.35
		Not have	203	85.65
Governor	Gender	Male	27	90.00
		Female	3	10.00
	Age	55–60 years	22	73.33
		61–66 years	8	26.67
	Undergraduate major type	Science and engineering	11	36.67
		Liberal arts	19	63.33
	Postgraduate degree type	Full-time postgraduate	9	30.00
		Part-time postgraduate	21	70.00
	Title	Have	16	53.33
		Not have	14	46.67

Mayor (prefecture level city), Governor (including the governors of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the central government). The mayor’s demographic analysis does not include officials’ relocation and sub-provincial cities. The governors demographic analysis does not include Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Tibet

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