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Table 2 Input data and model assumptions

From: Cost-effectiveness of changes in alcohol taxation in Denmark: a modelling study

Change in taxation

20% increase

100% increase

10% decrease

Source

Intervention effect (mean (SD)) [Distribution]

-1.4% (0.1)

-6.9% (0.7)

0.7% (0.1)

National Danish prevention taskforce [22]. Based on estimates from the ministry of taxation

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Tax level after tax change (Price per litre pure alcohol)

Beer: €8.2

Beer: €13.6

Beer: €6.1

National Danish prevention Taskforce [22]. Based on estimates from the Ministry of Taxation

Wine: €8.1

Wine: €13.4

Wine: €6.0

Spirits: €24.1

Spirits: €40.2

Spirits: €18.1

Target population

Current Danish population

-

Proportion of population

100% of non-abstainers

-

Price elasticity

Beer: -0.2, wine: -0.25, spirits: -0.3

National Danish prevention taskforce [22]. Based on estimates from the ministry of taxation

Time horizon

100 years

-

Effect decay rate

2%

Reflecting the rate of inflation; statistics Denmark [36]

Discount rate (costs and effects)

3%

-

Intervention costs [Distribution]

None

National Danish prevention taskforce [22]

[None]

Cost offsets [Distribution]

Calculated based on Danish cost data

See ‘Methods’ for details on calculation methods

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Estimates of Relative risk [Distribution]

See Table 1

-

[Normal (ln RR)]