Table 2

Simulated programme cost and firm’s health care expenditure savings, workplace smoking cessation programme, manufacturing work force of 10 000 employees (cumulative dollars, selected years; programme run annually for 5 years)

OutcomeYear 1Year 3Year 5Year 10Year 25
Programme cost141 900388 311595 870595 870595 870
Firm’s healthcare savingsNA71 657290 8141 085 4612 084 601
Savings outside the firm2-150 NANS66 101620 3802 329 125
Net gain for firm2-151 −141 900−316 654−305 056+489 591+1 488 731

  • NA = not applicable; NS = not statistically significant.

  • ↵2-150 Healthcare savings accruing to former employees who have left the firm (or to their insurers, including Medicare).

  • ↵2-151 Calculated as row 2 minus row 1.

  • Source: reference 8, table 3, page 988.