Table 9

Predicted health care costs* for males and females after 10 years follow-up.

Males

No discounting

3% pa discounting

5% pa discounting

Age-group

Smoker

Quitter

Difference

Smoker

Quitter

Difference

Smoker

Quitter

Difference

15–19

$268

$178

$90

$215

$144

$72

$187

$125

$62

20–24

647

$487

$160

$529

$400

$128

$465

$353

$112

25–29

$811

$635

$176

$668

$527

$142

$591

$468

$123

30–34

$905

$650

$255

$742

$536

$206

$654

$474

$179

35–39

$1,055

$730

$325

$873

$609

$264

$775

$543

$231

40–44

$1,353

$823

$530

$1,112

$682

$430

$982

$606

$376

45–49

$2,211

$1,378

$833

$1,826

$1,147

$679

$1,618

$1,022

$596

50–54

$3,355

$2,160

$1,195

$2,786

$1,808

$978

$2,477

$1,616

$861

55–59

$4,457

$2,984

$1,474

$3,731

$2,516

$1,215

$3,335

$2,260

$1,075

60–64

$5,384

$3,715

$1,669

$4,532

$3,150

$1,382

$4,065

$2,840

$1,226

65–69

$6,363

$4,514

$1,848

$5,377

$3,842

$1,535

$4,836

$3,472

$1,364

70–74

$7,595

$5,530

$2,066

$6,469

$4,734

$1,735

$5,846

$4,293

$1,553

Females

No discounting

3% pa discounting

5% pa discounting

Age-group

Smoker

Quitter

Difference

Smoker

Quitter

Difference

Smoker

Quitter

Difference

15–19

$73

$38

$35

$57

$30

$27

$49

$26

$23

20–24

$333

$192

$141

$269

$156

$113

$234

$137

$98

25–29

$681

$435

$246

$560

$361

$199

$494

$320

$174

30–34

$890

$606

$284

$736

$505

$231

$652

$450

$202

35–39

$826

$580

$247

$685

$485

$200

$608

$434

$175

40–44

$958

$564

$393

$784

$467

$317

$690

$413

$276

45–49

$1,510

$932

$578

$1,249

$780

$469

$1,107

$697

$410

50–54

$2,080

$1,264

$815

$1,724

$1,060

$664

$1,531

$949

$582

55–59

$2,739

$1,669

$1,070

$2,284

$1,409

$875

$2,036

$1,266

$770

60–64

$3,562

$2,193

$1,369

$2,979

$1,854

$1,125

$2,660

$1,667

$993

65–69

$4,342

$2,769

$1,573

$3,649

$2,352

$1,296

$3,270

$2,123

$1,147

70–74

$5,429

$3,489

$1,940

$4,565

$2,956

$1,609

$4,091

$2,662

$1,429

* 2001 Australian dollars

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