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. 2013 Oct 8;236(1):149–176. doi: 10.1007/s10479-013-1451-z

Table 1.

Model results for a 50 p minimum price per unit policy scenario

Hazardous 18–24 Moderate all ages Hazerdous all ages Harmful all ages England total
Consumption
Mean consumption per person per week −0.70 −0.18 −1.49 −7.05 −0.84
Mean consumption per drinker per week −0.70 −0.22 −1.49 −7.05 −1.05
% Change in mean consumption −2.6 % −3.8 % −5.4 % −10.1 % −6.7 %
Baseline mean weekly consumption (units per person) 27.10 4.67 27.35 69.70 12.63
Change in volume of consumption (units per drinker per year) On-trade Beer −43.80 −4.34 −54.49 −278.47 −37.80
Wine −16.37 −7.20 −27.18 −82.98 −17.60
Spirit −30.73 −4.78 −35.12 −114.11 −20.33
RTD 0.09 0.00 0.00 −0.40 −0.03
Off-trade Beer 49.21 4.77 37.81 106.05 20.28
Wine 0.46 0.00 0.56 0.56 0.17
Spirit 3.15 0.22 0.60 1.06 0.37
RTD 1.32 0.07 0.21 0.73 0.15
Purchasing
Baseline value of purchasing (£per drinker per year) £1,538.59 £275.66 £1,070.38 £2,447.79 £633.77
Change in value of purchasing Off-trade £13.21 £6.60 £35.62 £67.37 £17.87
(£per drinker per year) On-trade £69.88 £6.46 £47.21 £127.92 £25.30
Total £83.09 £13.06 £82.82 £195.29 £43.17
Total change in retailer revenue Off-trade £17.92 £157.84 £319.58 £305.15 £784.33
(£m after duty & VAT) On-trade £37.01 £93.30 £232.59 £226.39 £553.13
Total £54.93 £251.14 £552.18 £531.54 £1,337.47
Total change in VAT & duty received (£m) £3.97 £1.15 −£2.97 −£65.17 −£66.93
Health Conditions and Health Services
Deaths due to alcohol related diseases (per annum) Chronic −1 −27 −967 −1,759 −2,754
Acute −1 −89 −140 −76 −306
Alcohol related hospital admissions (per annum) Chronic −98 −9,202 −21,795 −52,017 −83,025
Acute −157 −4,562 −6,419 −3,611 −14,633
Monetary costs (£m) −1 −57 −100 −144 −302
QALYs gained by policy 82 4,615 7,664 10,563 22,859
Alcohol Related Crime
Cange in the number Offences (per annum) −4,068 −3,694 −17,381 −17,799 −42,523
Costs (£m) −6 −6 −20 −21 49
QALYs gained by policy 79 87 308 350 774
Unemployment and Absences
Unemployment (per annum) Volume 0 0 0 −25,905 −25,905
Cost (£m) 0 0 0 −631 −631
Work absence (per annum) Volume −26,622 −89,813 −171,150 −179,457 −442,273
Cost (£m) −2 −9 −16 −18 −44
Total Costs
Total change in health care costs + value of QALYs (£m) 1 36 53 67 156
Total change in crime costs + value of QALY’s (£m) −7 −8 −26 −28 −64
Total value of changes to employment (£m) −2 −9 −16 −649 −674
Total (£m) −8 19 11 −611 −583