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META-ANALYSIS |
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Benefit-Cost Summary Statistics Per Participant | ||||||
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Benefits to: | ||||||
Taxpayers | ($4,596) | Benefits minus costs | ($17,658) | |||
Participants | ($10,584) | Benefit to cost ratio | ($93.94) | |||
Others | ($154) | Chance the program will produce | ||||
Indirect | ($2,138) | benefits greater than the costs | 23% | |||
Total benefits | ($17,472) | |||||
Net program cost | ($186) | |||||
Benefits minus cost | ($17,658) | |||||
Meta-Analysis of Program Effects | ||||||||||||
Outcomes measured | Treatment age | No. of effect sizes | Treatment N | Adjusted effect sizes(ES) and standard errors(SE) used in the benefit - cost analysis | Unadjusted effect size (random effects model) | |||||||
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First time ES is estimated | Second time ES is estimated | |||||||||||
ES | SE | Age | ES | SE | Age | ES | p-value | |||||
Alcohol use disorder Clinical diagnosis of alcohol use disorder or symptoms measured on a validated scale. |
41 | 12 | 333 | -0.393 | 0.161 | 41 | 0.165 | 0.181 | 42 | -0.393 | 0.001 | |
Drinking and driving^ Official or self-reported drinking and driving—arrests, citations, or behavior. |
41 | 1 | 20 | -1.048 | 0.337 | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | -1.048 | 0.001 |
Detailed Monetary Benefit Estimates Per Participant | ||||||
Affected outcome: | Resulting benefits:1 | Benefits accrue to: | ||||
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Taxpayers | Participants | Others2 | Indirect3 | Total |
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Alcohol use disorder | Criminal justice system | ($2) | $0 | ($5) | ($1) | ($8) |
Labor market earnings associated with alcohol abuse or dependence | ($4,431) | ($10,439) | $0 | $0 | ($14,871) | |
Health care associated with alcohol abuse or dependence | ($115) | ($21) | ($127) | ($57) | ($320) | |
Property loss associated with alcohol abuse or dependence | $0 | ($12) | ($22) | $0 | ($34) | |
Mortality associated with alcohol | ($47) | ($112) | $0 | ($1,987) | ($2,146) | |
Program cost | Adjustment for deadweight cost of program | $0 | $0 | $0 | ($93) | ($93) |
Totals | ($4,596) | ($10,584) | ($154) | ($2,138) | ($17,472) | |
Detailed Annual Cost Estimates Per Participant | ||||
Annual cost | Year dollars | Summary | ||
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Program costs | $957 | 2013 | Present value of net program costs (in 2022 dollars) | ($186) |
Comparison costs | $804 | 2013 | Cost range (+ or -) | 10% |
Benefits Minus Costs |
Benefits by Perspective |
Taxpayer Benefits by Source of Value |
Benefits Minus Costs Over Time (Cumulative Discounted Dollars) |
The graph above illustrates the estimated cumulative net benefits per-participant for the first fifty years beyond the initial investment in the program. We present these cash flows in discounted dollars. If the dollars are negative (bars below $0 line), the cumulative benefits do not outweigh the cost of the program up to that point in time. The program breaks even when the dollars reach $0. At this point, the total benefits to participants, taxpayers, and others, are equal to the cost of the program. If the dollars are above $0, the benefits of the program exceed the initial investment. |
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