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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2015 Dec 8;42(3):287–295. doi: 10.3109/00952990.2015.1096365

Table 2.

Sample Ratings of Interest in Types of Incentives

Type of $50 Incentive M (SD) Item Endorsement by Scale Level
1 2 3 4 5
Cash 4.68 .092 4% 1% 3% 6% 86%
Grocery Store Voucher 4.30 1.10 3% 6% 10% 17% 67%
Gas Station Voucher 4.09 1.42 13% 4% 9% 11% 64%
Clothing Store Voucher 4.08 1.29 8% 6% 12% 17% 57%
Movie Ticket Voucher 3.62 1.41 13% 10% 21% 16% 40%
Electronics Store Voucher 3.57 1.52 17% 9% 16% 15% 43%
Restaurant Voucher 3.50 1.45 16% 10% 18% 22% 35%
Coffee Shop Voucher 3.39 1.56 19% 13% 16% 14% 37%
Drug Store Voucher 3.27 1.57 22% 12% 18% 14% 34%
Sporting Event Ticket Voucher 3.12 1.64 28% 10% 17% 11% 34%
Hotel Voucher 2.86 1.60 32% 14% 17% 11% 26%
Lottery Ticket Voucher 2.84 1.65 35% 11% 16% 10% 28%
Bus Pass Voucher 2.79 1.77 42% 8% 11% 6% 33%
iTunes Voucher 2.58 1.63 43% 11% 15% 8% 23%

Table Notes: All ratings provided on a five-point scale (1 = would not like at all, 5 = would really like); Mean ratings and item endorsement based on aggregate study sample of N=358 enrollees at one of three treatment programs.