Table 3.
Costs by recruitment approach.
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| Informal Settings a | Formal Settings b | Radio c | Newspaper d | Flyer e | ||||||
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| Time (hours) | Costs | Time (hours) | Costs | Time (hours) | Costs | Time (hours) | Costs | Time (hours) | Costs | |
| STAFF TIME | ||||||||||
| Travel | 14.25 | $201.07 | 28.33 | $399.74 | 2 | $34.84 | N/A | N/A | 26.63 | $463.89 |
| Eligibility screening and consenting | 20.98 | $296.03 | 65.1 | $918.56 | 4.85 | $84.49 | 4.85 | $84.49 | 167.57 | $2919.07 |
| Interviewing | 33.77 | $476.49 | 43.9 | $619.43 | 1.62 | $28.22 | 8.67 | $151.03 | 2.83 | $449.30 |
| Gas mileage (miles) | 594.8 | $326.09 | 238.9 | $131.40 | 20.4 | $11.22 | N/A | N/A | 1003.7 | $552.05 |
| RAf training | 3 | $52.26 | 3 | $52.26 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | $17.42 |
| Lay recruiterg training | 3 | $42.33 | 3 | $42.33 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | $14.11 |
| PARTICIPANT TIMEh | ||||||||||
| Eligibility screening and consenting | 2.85 | $34.23 | 13.23 | $158.89 | 24 | $288.24 | ||||
| Interviewing | 33.77 | $405.58 | 43.9 | $527.24 | 1.62 | $19.46 | 8.67 | $104.13 | 2.83 | $33.99 |
| MATERIALS | ||||||||||
| Duplication cost i | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $233.22 |
| Radio ad | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $900 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Newspaper ad | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $936.00 | N/A | N/A |
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| Total Cost | $1834 | $2850 | $1078 | $1276 | $4971 | |||||
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| Total # Enrollees | 104 | 152 | 6 | 25 | 7 | |||||
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| Average Cost Per Enrollee | $18 | $19 | $180 | $51 | $710 | |||||
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| Average Cost Per Enrollee by Recruitment Approach | $18 per enrollee across proactive strategies | $193 per enrollee across reactive strategies | ||||||||
a
Participants recruited from informal community settings (e.g., Cultural festivals, Supermarkets, 7–11 stores, Latino events)
b
Participants recruited in formal settings (e.g., consulates, community based organizations)
c
30 second radio spot ran for 12 weeks on WACA 1540 AM-Radio America from 1PM to 2PM.
d
Newspaper advertisement ran for 12 weeks in the classified section of El Tiempo Latino (free daily newspaper)
e
Flyers distributed by research staff
f
US average wages for Survey Researchers: $17.4220
g
US average wages for Healthcare Support Workers: $14.1120
h
US average wages for Construction Trades: $12.0120
i
Per page printing cost on 09/25/2008: HP Laser Jet 5M $0.096 (Color); Work center 5675 Xerox Copy, $0.06.