Table 1.
Demographics of Respondents in the 7 Randomly Assigned Scenario Groups
| Variablea | Group 1: Mental, Competent | Group 2: Mental, Incompetent | Group 3: Mental, Unspecified | Group 4: Medical, Competent | Group 5: Medical, Incompetent | Group 6: Medical, Unspecified | Group 7: Unspecified, Unspecified | Total Sample |
| Raceb | ||||||||
| % White (n) | 78.3 (282) | 80.7 (296) | 80.7 (263) | 79.0 (264) | 81.9 (298) | 80.7 (284) | 82.9 (295) | 80.6 (1982) |
| % Black (n) | 11.7 (42) | 12.0 (44) | 8.3 (27) | 12.6 (42) | 11.0 (40) | 11.6 (41) | 9.0 (32) | 10.9 (268) |
| % Asian/ Pacific Islander (n) | 1.4 (5) | 1.6 (6) | 2.5 (8) | 1.2 (4) | 2.2 (8) | 1.7 (6) | 1.1 (4) | 1.7 (41) |
| % Native (n) | 1.1 (4) | .3 (1) | .9 (3) | .6 (2) | 1.1 (4) | 1.1 (4) | .8 (3) | .9 (21) |
| % Other (n) | 7.5 (27) | 5.4 (20) | 7.7 (25) | 6.6 (22) | 3.8 (14) | 4.8 (17) | 6.2 (22) | 6.0 (147) |
| Ethnicityc | ||||||||
| % Hispanic (n) | 12.1 (44) | 12.0 (45) | 13.5 (44) | 15.1 (50) | 11.7 (43) | 12.6 (44) | 9.0 (32) | 12.2 (302) |
| Gender | ||||||||
| % Female (n) | 54.0 (197) | 52.3 (195) | 62.1 (203) | 54.5 (183) | 54.2 (201) | 54.2 (193) | 52.4 (186) | 54.7 (1358) |
| Age (years)e | ||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 47.7 (14.8) | 48.1 (14.8) | 47.0 (14.3) | 48.7 (14.5) | 48.8 (15.2) | 48.1 (14.4) | 48.6 (14.7) | 48.1 (14.7) |
| Educationf | ||||||||
| % high school or less (n) | 16.2 (59) | 19.7 (74) | 19.0 (62) | 21.0 (71) | 13.7 (51) | 19.3 (68) | 16.0 (57) | 17.8 (442) |
| % Some Coll. (n) | 48.9 (178) | 51.2 (192) | 48.3 (158) | 48.5 (164) | 47.7 (177) | 47.9 (169) | 49.2 (175) | 48.8 (1213) |
| % Coll. Grad (n) | 20.6 (75) | 17.6 (66) | 21.7 (71) | 19.2 (65) | 23.7 (88) | 18.1 (64) | 21.6 (77) | 20.4 (506) |
| % > College (n) | 14.3 (52) | 11.5 (43) | 11.0 (36) | 11.2 (38) | 14.8 (55) | 14.7 (52) | 13.2 (47) | 13.0 (323) |
| Financial Statusg,h | ||||||||
| % > Enough $ (n) | 59.6 (215) | 55.6 (208) | 57.5 (188) | 54.3 (183) | 55.4 (204) | 59.5 (210) | 55.6 (197) | 56.8 (1405) |
| % Enough $ (n) | 27.1 (98) | 27.8 (104) | 30.6 (100) | 29.7 (100) | 31.8 (117) | 27.2 (96) | 29.9 (106) | 29.1 (721) |
| % < Enough $ (n) | 13.3 (48) | 16.6 (62) | 11.9 (39) | 16.0 (54) | 12.8 (47) | 13.3 (47) | 14.4 (51) | 14.1 (348) |
a
Number of subjects (n) reported varies for each variable due to missing data.
b
χ2 = 18.07, df = 24, p = .80.
c
χ2 = 6.66, df = 6, p = .35.
dχ2 = 8.99, df = 6, p = .17.
e
Analysis of variance, F = .91, df = 6, p = .49.
f
χ2 = 18.45, df = 18; p = .43. Original 9 categories collapsed into 4 for analysis.
g
χ2 = 8.46, df = 12, p = .75.
h
Assessed by the question, “How do your finances work out at the end of a typical month: some money left over (> Enough $), just enough to make ends meet (Enough $), or not enough to make ends meet (< Enough $)?”