Table 3. Costs and capacity of workforce.
| Elimination I1 | Elimination II | POR I2 | POR II | ||
| Expenditure category | average 1948–51 | average 1982–88 | 1960–61 | 1990–91 | 2008 |
| Personnel | 46% | 83% | 51% | 93% | 90% |
| Consumables and equipment | 54% | 16% | 49% | 6% | 10% |
| Total workforce(% skilled vs. % unskilled) | 614 (21% vs. 79%) | 1,338 (23% vs. 77%) | – | 534 (27% vs. 73%) | 384 (61% vs. 39%) |
| Number of FTEs2 | 614 | 684 | – | 465 | 274 |
| FTE/100,000 population | 132 | 69 | – | 45 | 24 |
| Average annual expenditure per FTE | $1,673 | $6,748 | – | $6,403 | $9,161 |
1
It was not possible to calculate full time equivalents (FTEs) for the first elimination period so the full staff was used. However, planning documents from the campaign indicate that most staff were engaged directly in the three year campaign.
2
While total expenditure for personnel was available for 1960–1961 in technical reports on the elimination program, exact figures for total workforce and FTEs were not available.