Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics (Unweighted)
| Year1 Follow-up | Year 3 Follow-up | |
|---|---|---|
| % | % | |
| Depression | 15.9% | 20.1% |
| Material Hardship | ||
| Lack of medical care | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| Free food | 7.8% | 9.6% |
| Phone turned off | 12.9% | 20.9% |
| Unstable housing | 12.1% | 9.7% |
| Problems paying bills | 39.0% | 37.9% |
| Income to needs ratio | ||
| <1.0(reference group) | 43.4% | 41.1% |
| 1.0 to <1.5 | 14.1% | 13.9% |
| 1.5 to <2.0 | 10.5% | 11.5% |
| 2.0 to <4.0 | 21.9% | 21.8% |
| ≥4.0 | 10.2% | 11.7% |
| Demographic Controls | ||
| Less than high school(reference group) | 31.2% | 29.6% |
| High school diploma | 30.6% | 29.7% |
| More than high school | 38.7% | 42.5% |
| Mean Number of children | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Mean Age of youngest child | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Poor/Fair self-reported health | 13.0% | 12.7% |
| Mean Age of householder | 26.5 | 28.2 |
| White(reference group) | 23.5% | 23.7% |
| African-American | 47.9% | 47.6% |
| Hispanic | 24.9% | 24.9% |
| Other | 3.8% | 3.7% |
| Marital Status | ||
| Married | 35.0% | 37.6% |
| Divorced/Widowed | 8.7% | 10.4% |
| Never Married(reference group) | 56.3% | 52.0% |
| Sample size | 3541 | 3516 |