The economic impact of alcohol consumption: a systematic review

Table 3 Cost components included in 22 studies reviewed

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V
Direct cost
Health care	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Research and prevention	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+
Crime and law enforcement	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+
Property damage/Loss	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
Administration cost	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+
Welfare assistance/social work	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alcohol beverage	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-
Other^b	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Indirect cost
Premature mortality	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Reduced productivity	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Incarceration	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+
Loss employment	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-
Victim time	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+
Intangible cost	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-^a	-	-	-	-	-	-

+ = Yes, - = No,
a = the reduction in quality of life is measured but cost associated with the reduction was not reported b = Other direct costs included the cost of anticipating crime, the cost of losses from compulsory taxes, and transfer cost (i.e. disability pension, welfare payment, accident compensation, and social security payment) [8, 13, 14, 26]
A = Australia 1988 [6], B = Australia 1992 [6], C = Australia 1998-9[7], D = Canada 1992[18], E = Canada 2002[15], F = Ontario 1992[20], G = England and Wales 2001/2 [4], H = Finland 1990 [26], I = France 1997[9], J = Germany 2002[12], K = Japan 1987[14], L = The Netherlands 1991[13], M = New Zealand 1991[8], N = Portugal 1995[24], O = Scotland 2001/2[19], P = Sweden 2002[11], Q = South Korea 2000[5], R = Thailand 2006[25], S = US 1985 [17], T = US 1990 [16], U = US 1992[23], V = US 1998 [10]

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