Table 1 Descriptive statistics by recall product type
From: The effects of lobbying on the FDA’s recall classification
Non-Lobbying Firms (N = 5,158) | Lobbying Firms (N = 188) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
All Recalls | N | 40,300 | 6,192 |
Class | 1 (%) | 22.01 | 5.49 |
2 (%) | 72.28 | 89.02 | |
3 (%) | 5.72 | 5.49 | |
Mean (SD) | 1.82 (0.52) | 2.00 (0.30) | |
Report Number | Mean (SD) | 0 (-) | 0.41 (1.14) |
Dollar Amount ($M) | Mean (SD) | 0 (-) | 0.20 (1.11) |
Food Recalls | N | 17,436 | 217 |
Class | 1 (%) | 43.71 | 0 |
2 (%) | 50.56 | 100 | |
3 (%) | 5.73 | 0 | |
Mean (SD) | 1.61 (0.59) | 1.88 (0.37) | |
Report Number | Mean (SD) | 0 (-) | 0.01 (0.07) |
Dollar Amount ($M) | Mean (SD) | 0 (-) | 0.01 (0.16) |
Drug Recalls | N | 8,955 | 899 |
Class | 1 (%) | 11.61 | 5.59 |
2 (%) | 77.86 | 82.17 | |
3 (%) | 10.52 | 12.24 | |
Mean (SD) | 1.98 (0.46) | 2.09 (0.56) | |
Report Number | Mean (SD) | 0 (-) | 0.91 (1.47) |
Dollar Amount ($M) | Mean (SD) | 0 (-) | 0.89 (2.60) |
Device Recalls | N | 13,939 | 5,076 |
Class | 1 (%) | 6.63 | 5.45 |
2 (%) | 90.16 | 92.44 | |
3 (%) | 3.21 | 2.11 | |
Mean (SD) | 1.96 (0.34) | 1.98 (0.22) | |
Report Number | Mean (SD) | 0 (-) | 0.34 (1.06) |
Dollar Amount ($M) | Mean (SD) | 0 (-) | 0.09 (0.44) |