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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Aug 30.
Published in final edited form as: Ambul Pediatr. 2006;6(4):204–209. doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2006.04.009

Table 4.

Summary of selected socioeconomic variables associated with parents having to cut back/stop work and family experiencing financial problems (results adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, insurance coverage, and functional ability).

Variables Cut back/Stop work Experiencing financial pb.
Income
 Poor (< 100 % FPL) 35.7 %** 23.8 %**
 Low-income (100–199 % FPL) 35.3 %** 26.4 %**
 Moderate-income (200–299 % FPL) 30.0 %** 24.4 %**
 Middle-income (300–399 % FPL) 26.7 % 20.5 %**
 High-income (400+ % FPL) 24.9 % 14.1 %
Family composition
 One adult 32.2 %* 25.7 %**
 Two or more adults 29.9 % 20.7 %
Language
 Other than English 39.5 %* 18.3 %
 English 30.0 % 21.8 %

Comparison category for the variable.

*

0.01< P ≤ 0.05 for test of difference with the comparison category.

**

P ≤ 0.01 for test of difference with the comparison category.