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. 2013 Sep;57:3–12.

Table A-1.

Unit societal costs per person in an alcohol-involved crash, United States, 2010

Unit costs MAIS All alcohol involved crash victims
0 1 2 3 4 5&6 Fatal
Medical 0 4,128 26,032 74,860 201,258 450,424 11,317 1,521
Earnings loss 0 3,144 41,582 116,400 185,948 361,786 1,072,689 5,111
Household productivity 45 1,050 12,409 35,861 46,499 110,424 285,843 1,467
Insurance administration 143 4,765 11,152 25,906 39,551 81,812 28,322 920
Legal costs 0 1,759 8,197 20,955 37,545 95,220 106,488 763
Congestion 46 341 2,644 5,776 6,361 11,091 11,783 181
Vehicle damage 798 1,109 1,197 1,434 1,511 1,529 5,720 844
Roadside furniture 1,816 5,382 5,756 10,860 16,306 15,070 11,180 2,214
Incident management 12 22 22 22 22 22 32 13
Vocational rehabilitation 1.6 0.6 0.3 81 81 78 112 3
Workplace costs 0 17 106 230 282 262 0 4
Fire department 7 9 95 227 639 651 543 12
Police 12 79 99 108 118 126 247 19
Monetized QALYs 0 8,600 140,121 317,044 838,015 2,054,770 3,731,461 17,651
Total 2,880 30,406 249,412 609,763 1,374,136 3,183,266 5,265,737 30,725

QALYs = quality-adjusted life years, a measure of pain, suffering, and health-related quality of life lost. 1 QALY = $171,609.