title: Saving lives in the present versus saving lives in the future--is there a framing effect?
abstract: This study considers how to compare programs which are designed to save lives. "To estimate the discount rate for lives saved in the future a number of studies have been carried out on the trade-off between saving lives now and in the future. A telephone survey is administered to about 1,700 individuals [in Sweden] to test if the framing of the question affects the estimated trade-off. In one sample the question is framed as saving 100 lives today versus saving x future lives and in one sample the question is framed as saving 100 future lives versus saving y lives today. The result shows that the framing has a major impact on the trade-off."
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005544:Forecasting; D006262:Health; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Demographic Factors; Estimation Technics; Evaluation; Health; Models, Theoretical; Mortality--prevention and control; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Forecast; Research Methodology; Risk Assessment; World