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Table 2 Unit quantities and costs for the wellness control (N = 134)

From: Cost effectiveness of a mail-delivered individually tailored physical activity intervention for Latinas vs. a mailed contact control

 

6 months

12 months (cumulative)

12 months (cumulative)

12 months (cumulative)

 

Unit cost

Units/person

Total units

Total cost

Units/person

Total units

Total cost

Staffing

 Trainera

$47.59/h

 

2 h

$95

 

4 h

$95

 Research assistanta

$30.88/h

 

156 h

$4821

 

183 h

$5649

Materials

 Wellness mailing (tip sheets, envelopes, labels, printer ink)

$0.43

11

1474

$635

14

1876

$808

 Scanner paper

$0.04

24

3216

$129

30

4020

$161

 Orientation binders

$5.18

1

134

$694

1

134

$694

 Wellness booklets

$1

6

804

$804

9

1206

$1206

Postage

       

 Questionnaires (w/ return postage)

$2.50

5

670

$1675

8

1072

$2680

 Wellness materials

$1.51

11

1474

$2226

14

1876

$2833

  1. aHourly costs for staff include salary, fringe benefits, and 10 % overhead. Salary amounts were sourced from standard university pay scales for a bachelor’s degree-level research assistant and master’s/doctoral-level trainer, including standard (44 %) benefits. Supply costs were based on wholesale office supply prices used to deliver the intervention. Postage costs were based on First Class mail with return postage for questionnaires