Table 2 Summary of assumptions and input data
From: The cost-effectiveness of increasing alcohol taxes: a modelling study
Dutch scenario | Swedish scenario | |
|---|---|---|
Discount rate | 4% costs and 1.5% effects | 4% costs and 1.5% effects |
Time horizon | 100 years | 100 years |
Target population | Current Dutch population | Current Dutch population |
Price increase | Beer: 2.7 cents | Beer: 18 cents |
Wine: no increase | Wine: 134 cents | |
Spirits: no increase | Spirits: 951 cents | |
Price elasticity beer1 | Normal distribution | Normal distribution |
Mean: -0.35 | Mean: -0.35 | |
Standard deviation: 0.17 | Standard deviation: 0.17 | |
Price elasticity wine1 | Normal distribution | Normal distribution |
Mean: -0.68 | Mean: -0.68 | |
Standard deviation: 0.54 | Standard deviation: 0.54 | |
Price elasticity spirits1 | Normal distribution | Normal distribution |
Mean: -0.98 | Mean: -0.98 | |
Standard deviation: 0.73 | Standard deviation: 0.73 | |
Market share different types of alcohol2 | Beer: 44% | Beer: 44% |
Wine: 33% | Wine: 33% | |
Spirits: 23% | Spirits: 23% | |
Mean current price of beer in €3 | Uniform distribution 0.50–2.50 | Uniform distribution 0.50–2.50 |
Mean current price of wine in €3 | Uniform distribution 5.00–15.00 | Uniform distribution 5.00–15.00 |
Mean current price of spirits in €3 | Uniform distribution 10.00–25.00 | Uniform distribution 10.00–25.00 |
Costs of intervention | None | None |
Health-care costs | Depend on age and disease status | Depend on age and disease status |
Quality-adjusted life-years | Depends on age and disease status | Depends on age and disease status |