TY - JOUR
T1 - Using a Randomized Voucher Experiment to Determine Demand for Carbon Monoxide Alarms in a Social Marketing Program
AU - Bishai, David
AU - Haimann, Adria
AU - Perry, Elise
AU - Shields, Wendy
AU - Gielen, Andrea
AU - McDonald, Eileen
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Funding for this research was provided to the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1R18CE001339): Dissemination of Research in Child Safety; and NIH/National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (1R01 H059216): Community Partnerships for Child Safety.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, The Author(s) 2015.
PY - 2015/3/1
Y1 - 2015/3/1
N2 - Background: We report on a social marketing campaign conducted in Baltimore homes to promote carbon monoxide (CO) alarms including the use of community outreach, vouchers, and a mobile van to increase availability. This article focuses on the impact of the vouchers and measures the price sensitivity of individuals in their willingness to obtain a CO alarm. Methods: The study provided all 712 participants a health education message about the importance of CO alarms. Then each received one of five randomly selected vouchers that would make the price of a CO alarm US$0, US$5.50, US$11.00, US$16.50, or US$22.00 and that could be redeemed at mobile van that was parked in their neighborhood. Results: The study found that the more the CO alarm was discounted, the more likely the voucher was to be redeemed. Discounting the price to US$0 had a larger effect than any other price point. Individuals who already owned CO alarms were more influenced by the free price point than individuals who did not have CO alarms at baseline, and some of these individuals appear to have installed more than one CO alarm in their dwelling. Homes with children were less likely and homes with older adults were more likely to redeem the vouchers. Conclusion: Making CO alarms free has the largest impact on the total number of CO alarms distributed. Individuals who already had CO alarms are more attracted to free CO alarms than individuals with no CO alarm.
AB - Background: We report on a social marketing campaign conducted in Baltimore homes to promote carbon monoxide (CO) alarms including the use of community outreach, vouchers, and a mobile van to increase availability. This article focuses on the impact of the vouchers and measures the price sensitivity of individuals in their willingness to obtain a CO alarm. Methods: The study provided all 712 participants a health education message about the importance of CO alarms. Then each received one of five randomly selected vouchers that would make the price of a CO alarm US$0, US$5.50, US$11.00, US$16.50, or US$22.00 and that could be redeemed at mobile van that was parked in their neighborhood. Results: The study found that the more the CO alarm was discounted, the more likely the voucher was to be redeemed. Discounting the price to US$0 had a larger effect than any other price point. Individuals who already owned CO alarms were more influenced by the free price point than individuals who did not have CO alarms at baseline, and some of these individuals appear to have installed more than one CO alarm in their dwelling. Homes with children were less likely and homes with older adults were more likely to redeem the vouchers. Conclusion: Making CO alarms free has the largest impact on the total number of CO alarms distributed. Individuals who already had CO alarms are more attracted to free CO alarms than individuals with no CO alarm.
KW - carbon monoxide
KW - poisoning prevention
KW - vouchers
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U2 - 10.1177/1524500415573031
DO - 10.1177/1524500415573031
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84955476309
SN - 1524-5004
VL - 21
SP - 14
EP - 22
JO - Social Marketing Quarterly
JF - Social Marketing Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -