Table 1.
Unadjusted probabilities of financial hardship outcomes overall by US Census region.
| Outcome | Unadjusted probability, % (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Census region | ||||
| South | Midwest | West | Northeast | ||
| Any financial hardship | 66.79 (59.34, 73.49) | 76.77 (66.62, 84.55) | 64.05 (49.69, 76.27) | 55.95 (39.01, 71.61) | 56.81 (34.56, 76.61) |
| Severe-to-extreme financial strain | 7.86 (4.85, 12.51) | 13.24 (7.17, 23.18) | 6.32 (2.55, 14.83) | 2.50 (0.78, 7.75) | 1.93 (0.41, 8.58) |
| Skipped or delayed medical care | 18.12 (13.06, 24.59) | 19.39 (11.84, 30.11) | 18.09 (8.57, 34.24) | 15.11 (7.03, 29.54) | 18.56 (7.97, 37.50) |
| Took less medication | 9.20 (5.67, 14.61) | 10.21 (4.99, 19.75) | 8.84 (3.03, 23.13) | 11.06 (4.19, 26.10) | 4.34 (0.66, 23.56) |
| Used up most or all savings | 38.27 (31.10, 45.98) | 52.14 (40.60, 63.45) | 33.49 (20.65, 49.34) | 24.49 (12.92, 41.49) | 24.19 (11.46, 44.02) |
| Contacted by collections | 22.81 (17.10, 29.76) | 25.28 (16.40, 36.86) | 32.89 (20.04, 48.95) | 6.11 (2.84, 12.64) | 22.08 (10.31, 41.13) |
| Declared bankruptcy | 2.22 (0.91, 5.27) | 4.11 (1.41, 11.40) | 1.04 (0.14, 7.11) | 1.16 (0.23, 5.58) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) |
| Unable to pay for necessities | 19.01 (13.50, 26.11) | 27.40 (17.47, 40.22) | 17.70 (9.23, 31.27) | 12.34 (5.01, 27.33) | 5.73 (1.26, 22.43) |
| Lost a job | 12.98 (8.58, 19.17) | 13.95 (7.30, 25.04) | 16.79 (7.49, 33.47) | 9.90 (4.35, 20.97) | 8.20 (2.52, 23.58) |
| Changed kind of work | 24.97 (19.05, 32.00) | 35.24 (24.76, 47.36) | 15.51 (7.31, 29.93) | 16.44 (9.44, 27.09) | 21.79 (9.90, 41.38) |
| Loved one took time off work | 20.28 (14.90, 26.99) | 20.31 (12.48, 31.29) | 13.62 (6.90, 25.13) | 24.80 (12.99, 42.15) | 24.78 (10.93, 46.94) |