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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 11.
Published in final edited form as: N C Med J. 2012 Mar-Apr;73(2):93–98.

TABLE 1.

Cost Per Additional Patient Screened in Wave A

Item Cost Quantity Total
Postage
 Initial mail out $0.39 194 $75.66
 Reminder mail outs $0.39 292 $113.88
 Mail back $0.45 53 $23.85
 Mail out package $1.84 21 $38.64
 Mail back package $5.00 3 $15.00
Postage total $267.03
Materials
 Duplication cost of videos not returned $2.50 18 $45.00
 Paper and envelopes* $0.10 486 $48.60
 Package materials* $1.00 21 $21.00
Materials total $114.60
Staff
 Tracking and mailing time** $17.00 4 $68.00
Staff total $68.00
Grand total $449.63
*

estimated costs incurred

**

based on hourly wage of research assistant