Table 4

Individual and Societal Productivity Losses*


Women (years)
Men (years)
Total

18–34
35–49
50–69
Total
18–34
35–49
50–69
Total


Predicted Employment Rate (%)









     CFS
69.8
56.5
43.1
54.8
63.6
74.0
49.6
63.3
56.3
     Non-fatigue
83.9
79.1
60.5
72.5
85.9
94.2
76.2
86.1
74.9
U.S. Employment Rate(%)
76.9
79.5
59.1
72.5
87.6
91.8
72.0
84.6
78.4
Household Productivity§









     CFS
$8,502
$9,703
$7,764
$8,495
$8,536
$9,629
$7,100
$8,513
$8,498
     Non-fatigue
$14,403
$15,986
$13,852
$14,577
$9,208
$9,853
$7,285
$8,907
$13,572
Labor Force Productivity**









     CFS
$3,891
$13,999
$9,442
$8,932
$19,179
$45,016
$30,862
$30,828
$12,813
     Non-fatigue
$20,140
$31,664
$22,121
$24,001
$26,973
$64,440
$50,429
$45,607
$27,831
Overall Productivity









     CFS
$12,394
$23,702
$17,207
$17,427
$27,715
$54,645
$37,962
$39,341
$21,311
     Non-fatigue
$34,543
$47,649
$35,974
$38,578
$36,181
$74,292
$57,714
$54,513
$41,403
Individual Loss††









     Household Productivity
$5,901
$6,283
$6,088
$6,081
$672
$224
$185
$394
$5,073
     Labor Force Productivity
$16,249
$17,664
$12,679
$15,070
$7,794
$19,424
$19,566
$14,779
$15,018
Total Loss
$22,149
$23,947
$18,767
$21,151
$8,466
$19,648
$19,752
$15,173
$20,092
Number of Individuals with CFS
114,373
97,416
162,101
373,891
32,436
26,579
21,533
80,548
454,439
Total Societal Loss (Millions)
$2,533
$2,333
$3,042
$7,908
$275
$522
$425
$1,222
$9,130

* Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding. The microsimulation estimated Employment rates by age and sex based on data from Wichita, Kansas. These means were then weighted to reflect the age and sex distribution of the U.S. population using population estimates from the March Supplement to the Current Population Survey, 2002. Based on the March Supplement to the Current Population Survey, 2002. § Hours of household productivity valued at the mean hourly earnings of service industry worker, and estimate based in 2002 dollars and increased by 33.8 percent to reflect the value of fringe benefits. ** Estimated personal earnings in 2002 dollars increased by 33.8 percent to reflect the value of fringe benefits. †† The individual losses represent the difference between mean productivity with CFS and in absence of CFS.

Reynolds et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2004 2:4   doi:10.1186/1478-7547-2-4