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Table 4.

Cost and cost-effectiveness of the tailored intervention, control group 1, and control group 2 materials

Item		Tailored matched-messagecondition			Tailored unmatched-message condition			Control
Item		Unit price (JPY)	Quantity	Total cost (JPY)	Unit price (JPY)	Quantity	Total cost (JPY)	Unit price (JPY)	Quantity	Total cost (JPY)
Individual assessment
	Questionnaire	30	356	10 680	30	355	10 650			0
	Envelopes	42	356	14 952	42	355	14 910			0
	Postage	175	356	62 300	175	355	62 125			0
	Data entry and analysis	5	356	1780	5	355	1775			0
Overhead costs^a		10 000	3	30 000	10 000	3	30 000	10 000	12	120 000
Reminder
	Envelopes	26	356	9256	26	355	9230	26	1,429	37 154
	Printing	43	356	15 308	43	355	15 265	43	1,429	61 447
	Postage	120	356	42 720	120	355	42 600	120	1,429	171 480
Total cost				186 996			186 555			390 081
Cost per participant				524			523			273
Cost per extra CRC				3740			4783			2747

Individual assessment costs in the control were excluded, because individual assessment would not be needed without tailoring procedure

^aBased on administrative staff salary: 10 000 JPY/day