Table 3: Autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) results for monthly overall call volume and number of new callers receiving treatment over 48 months
ParameterMonthly call volumeNew callers per month
Estimate (SE)p valueEstimate (SE)p value
Intervention
Baseline*869.79 (55.40)< 0.001152.81 (20.68)< 0.001
New policy for health warning labels†
(March 2012-December 2013)
1390.62 (108.94)< 0.001267.02 (40.03)< 0.001
Sustainability‡ (October 2012-December 2013)−1018.99 (113.54)< 0.001−145.04 (40.64)0.001
Other events
Driven to Quit Challenge§1087.37 (130.43)< 0.001168.36 (32.88)< 0.001
January effect¶433.17 (117.35)0.001135.80 (29.22)< 0.001
Autoregressive parameter0.175 (0.169)0.30.460 (0.163)0.007
Model diagnostics
Stationary R20.870.82
Root-mean-square error212.2555.36

Note: SE = standard error.

*Constant in model (the average monthly call volume and new callers per month, adjusted for months with no intervention and no Driven to Quit Challenge or January effect).

†Additional average monthly call volume and new callers per month over baseline for March 2012-December 2013.

‡Average monthly reduction in call volume and new callers per month from peak months of March 2012-September 2012.

§Equal to 1 for months during which promotion campaign occurred (February 2010, 2011 and 2012) and 0 otherwise.

¶Equal to 1 in January and 0 otherwise.