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Table 3.

Mean values and mean cost of components of resource use during ARIs

	Number of ARIs	Primary care visits		All other healthcare costs^a	Seeking healthcare time off work^b			Seeking healthcare time away from usual activity^b			Excess care time off work^b			Excess care time away from usual activity^b
		Mean number	Mean cost	Mean cost	Mean male time	Mean female time	Mean cost	Mean male time	Mean female time	Mean cost	Mean male time	Mean female time	Mean cost	Mean male time	Mean female time	Mean cost

Influenza A virus	17	1.11	$32.85	$12.84	0.00	0.12	$2.65	0.12	0.94	$24.37	1.76	3.38	$125.16	4.29	26.09	$706.00
Other single virus	289	0.57	$16.73	$7.19	0.02	0.55	$12.83	0.04	0.66	$15.64	0.47	1.60	$48.55	1.09	6.01	$163.61
Co-identifications	51	0.76	$22.46	$3.79	0.00	0.38	$8.43	0.03	0.50	$11.90	1.49	2.49	$96.41	1.46	7.18	$200.20
No virus identified	126	0.63	$18.65	$7.07	0.02	0.22	$5.58	0.03	0.67	$15.79	0.88	1.60	$60.23	1.48	7.53	$208.97
No specimen returned	40	0.80	$23.72	$25.70	0.00	0.48	$10.64	0.41	1.26	$39.66	0.69	1.81	$59.31	1.13	5.25	$148.01
All ARIs^c	523	0.64	$18.81	$8.43	0.02	0.44	$10.15	0.07	0.70	$17.43	0.73	1.76	$59.34	1.33	7.08	$194.54

^aAll other healthcare costs is the sum of hospital emergency department presentations, other provider costs (specialists, other therapists), laboratory tests, and prescribed antibiotics.

^bAll time recorded in hours.

^cAcute respiratory illnesses.