| Outcome measure | Pre-initiative programme | Free patch initiative | |
| Reference case | |||
| Registered tobacco users | 6428 | 13 646 | |
| Quit rate* | 8.2% | 15.7% | |
| Quitters | 527 | 2142 | |
| Life years saved (3% DR) | 1246 | 4502 | |
| Total programme costs | $1 970 085 | $2 250 484 | |
| Promotion costs | $1 385 137 | $424 376 | |
| Intervention costs | 584 948 | $1 826 108 | |
| Cost/quit | $3738 | $1050 | |
| Incremental cost effectiveness† | |||
| Per quit | NA | $174 | |
| Per life year saved (3% DR) | NA | $86 | |
| Best case scenario | |||
| Registered tobacco users | 6428 | 13 957 | |
| Quit rate* | 8.2% | 17.8% | |
| Quitters | 527 | 2484 | |
| Life years saved (1% DR) | 1895 | 7493 | |
| Total programme costs | Same as reference case | $2 107 827 | |
| Promotion costs | “ | $240 111 | |
| Intervention costs | “ | $1 867 716 | |
| Cost/quit | “ | $848 | |
| Incremental cost effectiveness† | |||
| Per quit | NA | $70 | |
| Per life year saved (1% DR) | NA | $22 | |
| Worst case scenario | |||
| Registered tobacco users | 6428 | 13 335 | |
| Quit rate* | 10.3% | 13.7% | |
| Quitters | 662 | 1827 | |
| Life years saved (5% DR) | 1079 | 2812 | |
| Total programme costs | Same as reference case | $2 582 116 | |
| Promotion costs | “ | $797 617 | |
| Intervention costs | “ | $1 784 499 | |
| Cost/quit | $2976 | $1413 | |
| Incremental cost effectiveness† | |||
| Per quit | NA | $525 | |
| Per life year saved (5% DR) | NA | $353 |
*Thirty-day abstinence at six months, non-responders are smokers. †Discounted to the present value using a 3% real social discount rate (DR).