Table 3.
Material hardship, by categorical Personal Financial Wellness Scale scorea
| All participants, No. (%) | Severe distress (score 1-2), No. (%) | High distress (score 3-4), No. (%) | Average distress (score 5-6), No. (%) | Low to no distress (score 7-10), No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 126 (100) | 26 (20.6) | 36 (28.6) | 33 (26.2) | 31 (24.6) |
| Household material hardship | |||||
| No. of household material hardships in past 12 mo | |||||
| None | 70 (56.5) | 1 (4.0) | 16 (45.7) | 23 (69.7) | 30 (96.8) |
| 1 | 26 (21.0) | 6 (24.0) | 10 (28.6) | 9 (27.3) | 1 (3.2) |
| ≥2 | 28 (22.6) | 18 (72.0) | 9 (25.7) | 1 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Food insecurityb | 42 (33.9) | 21 (84.0) | 13 (37.1) | 8 (24.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Utility insecurity | 12 (9.8) | 8 (32.0) | 3 (8.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.2) |
| Rent/mortgage insecurity | 24 (19.5) | 15 (60.0) | 9 (25.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Lack of reliable transportation | 15 (12.1) | 8 (32.0) | 4 (11.4) | 3 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Financial assistance | |||||
| Ever borrowed money or gone into debt | 45 (36.6) | 16 (64.0) | 14 (41.2) | 10 (30.3) | 5 (16.1) |
| Family ever borrowed money or gone into debt | 34 (27.4) | 10 (40.0) | 15 (42.9) | 7 (21.2) | 2 (6.5) |
| Received any financial support to help pay for cancer survivorship care or living expenses in the past 12 mo | 49 (39.2) | 14 (53.9) | 14 (40.0) | 12 (36.4) | 9 (29.0) |
a
Item-level missingness may result in fewer responses than the column number indicates.
b
Food not lasting “often true” or “sometimes true” collapsed as insecurity.