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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 7.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Health Econ. 2013 Feb 2;15(1):41–55. doi: 10.1007/s10198-012-0447-y

Appendix Table A1.

Alternative incentive offers to stay free of STI, verified by quarterly testing

(In Mexican pesos) (in USD$)
α4
α4
α3 α3d α3u α3 α3d α3u


30 21 60 2.3 1.6 4.6
45 31.5 90 3.5 2.4 6.9
60 42 120 4.6 3.2 9.3
75 52.5 150 5.8 4.0 11.6
90 63 180 6.9 4.9 13.9
105 73.5 210 8.1 5.7 16.2
120 84 240 9.3 6.5 18.5
135 94.5 270 10.4 7.3 20.8
150 105 300 11.6 8.1 23.1
165 115.5 330 12.7 8.9 25.4
180 126 360 13.9 9.7 27.8
195 136.5 390 15.0 10.5 30.1
210 147 420 16.2 11.3 32.4
225 157.5 450 17.3 12.1 34.7
240 168 480 18.5 13.0 37.0
255 178.5 510 19.7 13.8 39.3
270 189 540 20.8 14.6 41.6
285 199.5 570 22.0 15.4 43.9
300 210 600 23.1 16.2 46.3
315 220.5 630 24.3 17.0 48.6
330 231 660 25.4 17.8 50.9
345 241.5 690 26.6 18.6 53.2
360 252 720 27.8 19.4 55.5
375 262.5 750 28.9 20.2 57.8
390 273 780 30.1 21.0 60.1
405 283.5 810 31.2 21.9 62.5
420 294 840 32.4 22.7 64.8
435 304.5 870 33.5 23.5 67.1
450 315 900 34.7 24.3 69.4
465 325.5 930 35.9 25.1 71.7
480 336 960 37.0 25.9 74.0
495 346.5 990 38.2 26.7 76.3
510 357 1020 39.3 27.5 78.6
525 367.5 1050 40.5 28.3 81.0
540 378 1080 41.6 29.1 83.3

Notes: The table presents the full set of quarterly incentive offers to stay free of STIs verified by quarterly STI testing. Converted from Mexican pesos of Oct-Dec. 2008 to USD$ at the average exchange rate of 12.97 pesos per USD. Initial incentive offer (α3) followed by a lowered-down offer (α3d) if initial response was yes, or followed by an increased-up offer (α3u) if initial response was no.