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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Fam Syst Health. 2014 Apr 7;32(3):280–290. doi: 10.1037/fsh0000027

Table 3. Percent of Ohio Caregivers Responding Yes to Stressors (2010), Overall and by Latent Class Assignment.

Latent Class
Stress Category

Overall Financial and Psychological Financial Alone Low Stress

Percentage of Caregivers Assigned to Latent Class 100% 10.2% 24.9% 64.9%
Financial Stressors (in the past 12 months …)

 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

Psychological Stressors (In the last 30 days felt this way all or most of the time …)

 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