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Table 1 Description of the simulated scenarios

From: Gains in life expectancy in the Australian population due to reductions in smoking: comparisons between interventions targeting the population versus interventions in a specific high risk group

Scenario

Targeted Population

Change in smoking behavior

Base scenario

Whole population

No change in baseline smoking prevalence for both men and women

10% prevalence in Whole population

Whole population

Prevalence randomly reduced to 10% for both men and women

0% prevalence in Whole population

Whole population

All smokers in targeted group quit

10% prevalence in homeless

Homeless Group

Prevalence randomly reduced to 10% for both men and women who are homeless

10% prevalence in both population & homeless

Whole population & homeless Group

Prevalence randomly reduced to 10% for both men and women in targeted groups

0% prevalence in homeless

Homeless Group

All smokers in targeted group quit

0% prevalence in both population & homeless

Whole population & homeless Group

Prevalence reduced to 10% for both men and women in targeted groups

10% prevalence in drug users

Drug users Group

Prevalence randomly reduced to 10% for both men and women who are drug users

10% prevalence in both population & drug users

Whole population & drug users Group

Prevalence randomly reduced to 10% for both men and women in targeted groups

0% prevalence in drug users

Drug users Group

All smokers in targeted group quit

0% prevalence in both population & drug users

Whole population & drug users Group

All smokers in targeted groups quit

10% prevalence in mentally ill

Mentally ill Group

Prevalence randomly reduced to 10% for both men and women who are mentally ill

10% prevalence in both population & mentally ill

Whole population & mentally ill group

Prevalence randomly reduced to 10% for both men and women in targeted groups

0% prevalence in mentally ill

Mentally ill Group

All smokers in targeted group quit

0% prevalence in both population & mentally ill

Whole population & mentally ill group

All smokers in targeted groups quit

10% prevalence in low SES

Low SES Group

Prevalence randomly reduced to 10% for both men and women who belong to low SES group

10% prevalence in both population & low SES group

Whole population & low SES group

Prevalence randomly reduced to 10% for both men and women in targeted groups

0% prevalence in low SES group

Low SES Group

All smokers in targeted group quit

0% prevalence in both population & low SES group

Whole population & low SES Group

All smokers in targeted groups quit

10% prevalence in Indigenous group

Indigenous Group

Prevalence randomly reduced to 10% for both men and women who are Indigenous

10% prevalence in both population & Indigenous group

Whole population & Indigenous group

Prevalence randomly reduced to 10% for both men and women in targeted groups

0% prevalence in Indigenous group

Indigenous Group

All smokers in targeted group quit

0% prevalence in both population & Indigenous group

Whole population & Indigenous group

All smokers in targeted groups quit