Table 3. Percent of Ohio Caregivers Responding Yes to Stressors (2010), Overall and by Latent Class Assignment.
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Overall | Financial and Psychological | Financial Alone | Low Stress | |
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Percentage of Caregivers Assigned to Latent Class | 100% | 10.2% | 24.9% | 64.9% |
Financial Stressors (in the past 12 months …) | ||||
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Problems paying or unable to pay for medical bills (if yes …) | 37.0 | 67.0 | 100.0 | 7.5 |
… Unable to pay for basic necessities | 14.5 | 42.2 | 40.2 | 0.0 |
… Used up most of personal savings | 23.5 | 49.7 | 73.1 | 0.0 |
… Incurred large credit card debt or loan | 10.7 | 19.0 | 34.6 | 0.0 |
… Had to declare bankruptcy | 5.0 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 0.0 |
Problems paying rent, mortgage, or utility bill (if yes …) | 29.3 | 66.1 | 53.7 | 13.8 |
… Received financial help to pay for rent/mortgage/utility bill | 9.5 | 20.9 | 16.9 | 4.7 |
… Children moved in with others due to inability to pay bills | 5.8 | 24.7 | 7.7 | 2.1 |
Savings will cover expenses for at least 6 months | 24.3 | 8.3 | 10.5 | 32.3 |
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Psychological Stressors (In the last 30 days felt this way all or most of the time …) | ||||
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Sad | 7.8 | 60.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
Nervous | 9.1 | 69.1 | 3.4 | 1.7 |
Restless or fidgety | 11.1 | 71.7 | 8.0 | 2.7 |
Hopeless | 6.1 | 52.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
Everything is an effort | 16.5 | 74.5 | 14.4 | 8.1 |
Worthless | 3.8 | 35.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Source: 2010 Ohio Family Health Survey