Table 1.

Demographic Breakdown of Mean Financial Distress^*

Demographic	N (%)	Financial Distress Mean (SD)	p-value
Total	77	8.5 (3.0)
Income Levels†			0.0001
< $29,999	20 (26.0)	6.0 (3.0)
$30,000 – $74,999	32 (41.6)	9.3 (2.2)
$75,000 +	19 (24.7)	10.3 (1.2)
Education Levels			0.007
< High School	5 (7.0)	8.0 (3.3)
High School	22 (28.6)	7.7 (3.2)
Some – all College	37 (48.1)	8.8 (2.7)
Graduate School	12 (15.6)	9.7 (3.1)
Age Categories			0.01
21– 48 years	41 (53.2)	7.9 (3.2)
49 + years	36 (46.8)	9.2 (2.6)
Marital Status			0.04
Not married	28 (36.4)	7.6 (3.2)
Married	49 (63.6)	9.0 (2.7)
Primary Insurer			0.05
Medicare	34 (44.2)	7.8 (3.5)
Private	39 (50.6)	9.2 (2.3)
Race			0.08
Non-White	25 (32.5)	7.5 (3.6)
White	52 (67.5)	9.0 (2.4)
Gender
Male	44 (57.1)	8.7 (3.1)	0.58
Female	33 (42.9)	8.3 (2.7)

^†Totals do not add up to 77 because participant(s) did not disclose information.

^*Significant differences were found between income categories <$29,999 and $30,000–$74,999; and between $29,999 and $75,000+.