Table 1.
Sample characteristics by financial debt and worry about debt
| Total | No debt – no worry | Worry – no debt | Debt – no worry | Debt – worry | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1804 (48.5) | 1325 (45.0) | 63 (55.3) | 152 (68.5) | 264 (60.4) | |
| Female | 1913 (51.5) | 1619 (55.0) | 51 (44.7) | 70 (31.5) | 173 (39.6) | |
| Age | ||||||
| 18–34 | 727 (19.6) | 551 (18.7) | 36 (31.6) | 38 (17.1) | 102 (23.3) | |
| 35–59 | 1531 (41.2) | 1083 (36.8) | 68 (59.6) | 120 (54.1) | 260 (59.5) | |
| ≥ 60 | 1459 (39.3) | 1310 (44.5) | 10 (8.8) | 64 (28.8) | 75 (17.2) | |
| Education | ||||||
| Higher education | 2335 (62.8) | 1872 (63.6) | 78 (68.4) | 134 (60.4) | 251 (57.4) | |
| < Higher education | 1382 (37.2) | 1072 (36.4) | 36 (31.6) | 88 (39.6) | 186 (42.6) | |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married/cohabiting | 2259 (60.8) | 1765 (60.0) | 61 (53.5) | 160 (72.1) | 273 (62.5) | |
| Single (never married) | 1026 (27.6) | 811 (27.5) | 49 (43.0) | 40 (18.0) | 126 (28.8) | |
| Divorced/widowed | 432 (11.6) | 368 (12.5) | 4 (3.5) | 22 (9.9) | 38 (8.7) | |
| Household income (yen) | ||||||
| 4- < 10 million | 1416 (38.1) | 1082 (36.8) | 40 (35.1) | 96 (43.2) | 198 (45.3) | |
| ≥ 10 million | 272 (7.3) | 202 (6.9) | 4 (3.5) | 35 (15.8) | 31 (7.1) | |
| < 4 million | 1178 (31.7) | 970 (32.9) | 36 (31.6) | 55 (24.8) | 117 (26.8) | |
| Missing | 851 (22.9) | 690 (23.4) | 34 (29.8) | 36 (16.2) | 91 (20.8) | |
| Household finances | ||||||
| Unchanged | 1906 (52.4) | 1629 (56.6) | 40 (36.4) | 102 (46.4) | 135 (31.4) | |
| Improved | 269 (7.4) | 191 (6.6) | 9 (8.2) | 36 (16.4) | 33 (7.7) | |
| Worsened | 1463 (40.2) | 1058 (36.8) | 61 (55.5) | 82 (37.3) | 262 (60.9) | |
| Self-rated health | ||||||
| Good/very good | 1662 (44.9) | 1325 (45.2) | 54 (47.8) | 108 (48.6) | 175 (40.1) | |
| Fair | 1438 (38.9) | 1140 (38.9) | 39 (34.5) | 78 (35.1) | 181 (41.5) | |
| Poor/very poor | 601 (16.2) | 465 (15.9) | 20 (17.7) | 36 (16.2) | 80 (18.3) | |
| Social support | ||||||
| High | 1665 (44.8) | 1370 (46.5) | 40 (35.1) | 92 (41.4) | 163 (37.3) | |
| Mid | 220 (5.9) | 162 (5.5) | 6 (5.3) | 18 (8.1) | 34 (7.8) | |
| Low | 432 (11.6) | 313 (10.6) | 25 (21.9) | 24 (10.8) | 70 (16.0) | |
| Missing | 1400 (37.7) | 1099 (37.3) | 43 (37.7) | 88 (39.6) | 170 (38.9) | |
| Suicidal ideation | ||||||
| No | 3062 (90.7) | 2476 (92.9) | 77 (77.0) | 193 (91.5) | 316 (79.2) | |
| Yes | 313 (9.3) | 189 (7.1) | 23 (23.0) | 18 (8.5) | 83 (20.8) | |
| Anxiety symptoms | ||||||
| No | 3379 (90.9) | 2716 (92.3) | 90 (78.9) | 205 (92.3) | 368 (84.2) | |
| Yes | 338 (9.1) | 228 (7.7) | 24 (21.1) | 17 (7.7) | 69 (15.8) | |
| Depression symptoms | ||||||
| No | 3139 (84.4) | 2554 (86.8) | 74 (64.9) | 194 (87.4) | 317 (72.5) | |
| Yes | 578 (15.6) | 390 (13.2) | 40 (35.1) | 28 (12.6) | 120 (27.5) |