Table 2.
Decedent Characteristics Stratified by Measures of Financial Stress and Strain
| Decedent Demographics | Financial Strain (N=176) | Financial Stress (N=158) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Major | Minor | None | P | All | M (SD) | P | |
| N | 176 | 40 | 50 | 86 | 158 | 1.1 (1.8) | ||
| Total, % | 100 | 22.7 | 28.4 | 48.9 | ||||
| Relationship to Respondent | NS | P < .01 | ||||||
| Spouse/partner | 45.5 | 25.0 | 21.3 | 53.8 | 46.2 | .6 (1.1) | ||
| Child | 5.1 | 22.2 | 55.6 | 22.2 | 5.1 | 2.6 (1.4) | ||
| Parent | 38.6 | 19.1 | 32.4 | 48.5 | 38.6 | 1.4 (2.1) | ||
| Grandparent | 4.0 | 14.3 | 57.1 | 28.6 | 3.8 | 1.8 (3.1) | ||
| Other relative | 6.8 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 6.3 | 1.3 (1.4) | ||
| Gender, % | P < .05 | NS | ||||||
| Male | 55.1 | 20.6 | 36.1 | 43.3 | 55.1 | .9 (1.5) | ||
| Female | 44.9 | 25.3 | 19.0 | 55.7 | 44.9 | 1.3 (2.0) | ||
| Age, y | 67.8±13.4 | 64.0±14.4 | 67.5±13.5 | 69.7±13.4 | NS | 67.9±13.5 | P < .001a | |
| Insurance Coverage | ||||||||
| Covered by insurance, % | P < .05 | P < .01 | ||||||
| Yes | 90.9 | 19.4 | 30.0 | 50.6 | 91.1 | .9 (1.6) | ||
| No | 8.0 | 57.1 | 14.3 | 28.6 | 8.2 | 2.5 (2.4) | ||
| Missing | 1.1 | 50.0 | 0 | 50.0 | .6 | 3.0 | ||
a
P-value for Pearson’s correlation coefficient testing the relationship between decedent age and financial stress (r=−.34).
Note: In terms of the relationship with respondent, Bonferroni’s test found that spouses/partners had significantly less financial stress than did respondents who were children or parents. Time since diagnosis and type of insurance coverage were not associated with either financial stress or financial strain, and are not shown.