Table 1.

Parameter values assumed in the simulation experiments.

Parameter	Symbol	Value
Initial population	P0	1,000,000
Initial fractional population growth rate	g0	0
Fractional rate of decrease in the population growth rate	δg	0
Initial number of less dependent smokers	L0	40,000
Initial number of heavily dependent smokers	H0	60,000
Initial number of former smokers	F0	150,000
Per capita mortality rate for less dependent smokers	μ	0.02
Mortality rate ratio for heavily dependent smokers	ζ	1.5
Mortality rate ratio for former smokers	η	0.5
Cessation rate ratio for heavily dependent smokers	λ	0.4
Initial per capita initiation rate	u0	0.01
Initial per capita rate of progression to heavily dependent smoking	v0	0.2
Initial per capita cessation rate for less dependent smokers	c0	0.4
Initial per capita relapse rate	r0	0.2
Fractional rate of increase in the per capita initiation rate	δu	0
Fractional rate of increase in the per capita rate of progression to heavily dependent smoking	δv	0
Fractional rate of increase in the per capita cessation rate for less dependent smokers	δc	0
Fractional rate of increase in the per capita relapse rate	δr	0