Table 2.
Summary statistics on the main characteristics of the 22 PECUNIA Reference Unit Cost (RUC) estimates for Austria in the health and social care, education, (criminal) justice, employment, and informal care
| Reference Unit Cost (RUC) characteristics (N = 22) | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Unit cost type | |
| PECUNIA RUC | 16 (73) |
| Existing unit cost estimate | 6 (27) |
| Data type | |
| Primary data | 2 (9) |
| Secondary data | 16 (73) |
| Combined data | – |
| Unknown/undisclosed | 4 (18) |
| Original year(s) of RUC | |
| 2015 or older | 3 (14) |
| 2016 | 2 (9) |
| 2017 | 3 (14) |
| 2018 | 5 (23) |
| 2019 | 4 (18) |
| 2020 | 4 (18) |
| Multiple years | 1 (5) |
| External validation processa | |
| Comparison to existing unit cost estimate | 8 (36) |
| Expert feedback | 10 (45) |
| Data provider feedback | 7 (32) |
| No external evaluation | 8 (36) |
| Direct match with PECUNIA Ressource Use Measurement (RUM) items | |
| Matching | 18 (82) |
| Not matching | 4 (18) |
aNote that some RUCs have been externally validated using more than one approach